Aonad 37 Unit 37

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Last week’s lesson completes the Q&A programme for the Fáinne Airgid test – I hope you undertake the test with a teacher or you may do it via Skype or phone by contacting This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

To see through our series of online lessons until the end of March, we will now look weekly at an aspect of grammar – keeping it simple and avoiding an overload of technical language – though some grammatical terms are necessary.

We will start this week by adding to our store of adjectives and by considering comparatives and superlatives , i.e. if we were to take the word ‘young’ in English, the comparative is ‘younger’ and the superlative is ‘youngest’ (you have met this example already).

Let’s look firstly at a list of adjectives and then we will embed some of them in sentences

You will have spotted some patterns above though keep your ears alert for the following examples 

Before listening, you may wish to fill in the gaps yourself in the following sentences - you might need a dictionary 

Tá na daltaí níos _________ (óg) ná an múinteoir 

The pupils are younger than the teacher

Tá na daltaí níos _________ (óg) ná an múinteoir 

Tá mo sheanathair níos ____________ (sean) ná mo sheanmháthair 

My grandfather is older than my grandmother 

Tá mo sheanathair níos ____________ (sean) ná mo sheanmháthair 

Tá mé níos _________ (maith) ag an Ghaeilge ná Máirín 

I am better at Irish than Máirín 

Tá mé níos _________ (maith) ag an Ghaeilge ná Máirín 

Tá an Iodáil níos _______ (bocht) ná Meiriceá 

Italy is poorer than America 

Tá an Iodáil níos _______ (bocht) ná Meiriceá 

Tá an truailliú níos ________ (olc) in Éirinn ná in aon tír eile 

Pollution is worse in Ireland than it is in any other country 

Tá an truailliú níos ________ (olc) in Éirinn ná in aon tír eile

Tá níos _________ (beag) daoine ag caitheamh toitíní

Fewer people are smoking 

Tá níos _________ (beag) daoine ag caitheamh toitíní

Tá an Spáinn níos ________ (grianmhar) ná an Bhreatain 

Spain is sunnier than Britain 

Tá an Spáinn níos ________ (grianmhar) ná an Bhreatain 

Is é Homer Simpson an t-athair is ___________ (clúiteach) ar domhan 

Homer Simpson is the most famous father in the world 

Is é Homer Simpson an t-athair is ___________ (clúiteach) ar domhan 

Is é an Mháirt an lá is ________ (fada) agam mar ní chríochnaím go dtí a sé

Tuesday is my longest day as I don’t finish until 6 o’clock 

Is é an Mháirt an lá is ________ (fada) agam mar ní chríochnaím go dtí a sé

Still using your dictionary, you may have time to check out comparatives and superlatives for the following adjectives:

Ciúin (quiet)

Uaigneach (lonely)

Glan (clean)

Salach (dirty)

Mall (slow, late)

Tábhachtach (important)

Misniúil (courageous, brave)

Cairdiúil (friendly)

Bán (white)

Go dtí an chéad Aonad eile, slán go fóill.

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