# Graiméar na Gaedhilge/Parsing

PARSING.
637. A. Parse each word in the following sentence:
Adeir Seumas gur leis féin an capall do bhí aige
(Prep. Grade, 1900).
| Adeir | An irreg. trans. verb, indic. mood, present tense, analytic form of the verb deirim (verbal noun, ráḋ). |
| Seumas | A proper noun, first declen., genitive Seumais, 3rd pers. sing., masc. gen., nom. case, being subject of adeir. |
| gur | A conjunction used before the past tense: compounded of go and ro. |
| [’ḃ] | The dependent form, past tense, of the verb is |
| leis | A prepositional pronoun (or a pronominal preposition), 3rd pers. sing., masc. gender. Compounded of le and sé. |
| féin | An indeclinable noun, added to leis for the sake of emphasis. |
| an | The definite article, nom. sing, masc, qualifying the noun capall. |
| capall | A com. noun, first declen., genitive capaill, 3rd pers. sing., masc. gend. and nom. case, being the subject of the suppressed verb [’ḃ]. |
| do | A particle used as a sign of the past tense, causing aspiration ; but here it has also the force of a relative. |
| ḃí | An irreg. intrans. verb, indic. mood past tense, analytic form of the verb táim (verbal noun, ḃeiṫ). |
| aige | A prepositional pronoun, 3rd sing., masc. gender, compounded of ag and é. |
B. Parse the following sentence: Do ċuir sí fód móna ar dearg-lasaḋ i n‑díon tiġe na scoile maidin lae bealtaine. (Junior Grade, 1900).
| Do | A particle used as the sign of the past tense, causing aspiration. |
| ċuir | A reg. trans. verb, indic. mood, past tense, analytic form of the verb cuirim (verbal noun, cur). |
| sí | A personal pronoun, 3rd pers. sing., fem. gend., conjunctive form, nominative case, being the subject of the verb cuip. |
| fód | A com. noun, first declen., gen. fóid 3rd pers. sing., masc. gender, accusative case, being the object of the verb ċuir. |
| móna | A common noun, third declension, nom. móin, 3rd pers. sing., fem. gender, and genitive case, governed by the noun fód. |
| ar | A preposition, governing the dative. |
| dearg-lasaḋ | A compound verbal noun, genitive dearg-lasta, 3rd pers. sing., dative case, governed by the preposition ar. |
| i | A preposition, governing the dative case, and causing eclipsis. |
| díon | A com. noun, first declens., gen. dín, 3rd pers. sing. masc. gender and dative case, governed by preposition i. (N.B. — This word may also be second declension). |
| tiġe | An irreg. com. noun, nom. teaċ, 3rd pers. sing., masc. gend., genitive case, governed by the noun díon. |
| na | The definite article, genitive sing. feminine, qualifying scoile. |
| scoile | A common noun, second declension, nom. scoil, 3rd pers. sing., fem. gend. and genitive case, governed by the noun tiġe. |
| maidin | A com. noun, second declension, gen. maidne, 3rd pers. sing., fem. gend. and dative case, governed by the preposition ar (understood). |
| lae-bealtaine | A compound proper noun, nom. lá bealtaine, 3rd pers. sing., masc. gend. and genitive case, governed by the noun maidin. |
C. Parse: Táim ag dul ċum an aonaiġ (Junior, ’98).
| Táim | An irreg. intrans. verb, indic. mood, present tense, 1st pers. sing., synthetic form, of tá (verbal noun, ḃeiṫ). |
| ag | A prep., governing the dative case. |
| dul | A verbal noun, 3rd pers. sing., dative ease, governed by the preposition ag. |
| ċum | A noun (dative case, governed by do understood) used as a preposition, governing the genitive case. |
| an | The definite article, gen. sing, masc., qualifying the noun aonaiġ. |
| aonaiġ | A common noun, first declen., nom, aonaċ, 3rd pers. sing., masc. gender, and genitive case governed by ċum. |
| Ní | A negative adverb, causing aspiration, modifying the suppressed verb is. |
| [is] | The assertive verb, present tense, absolute form. |
| cóir | A common adjective, positive degree, comparative córa, qualifying the phrase é do ḃualaḋ. |
| ḋuit | A prep. pronoun, 2nd pers. sing, compound of do and tú. |
| é | A personal pronoun, 3rd pers. sing., nom. case, disjunctive form, being the subject of the suppressed verb is. |
| do | A preposition, causing aspiration, and governing the dative case. |
| ḃualaḋ. | A verbal noun, genitive buailte, 3rd pers. sing., dative case, governed by the preposition do. |
N.B.—É do ḃualaḋ is the subject of the sentence.
E. Parse: Ṫáinig sé le capall a ċeannaċ.
| Ṫáinig | An irreg. intrans. verb, indic. mood, past tense, 3rd pers. sing. of the verb tigim (verbal noun, teaċt). |
| sé | A pers. pron, 3rd pers. sing., masc. gen., conjunctive form, nom. case, being the subject of ṫáinig. |
| le | A preposition governing the dative case. |
| capall | A common noun, first declens. gen. capaill, 3rd pers. sing., masc. gend. and dative case governed by le. |
| a | The softened form of the preposition do, which causes aspiration, and governs the dative case. |
| ċeannaċ. | A verbal noun, genitive ceannuiġṫe, 3rd pers. sing., dative case, governed by the preposition a. |