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Questions.
Cuin a bhitheas e aig
an t-sruth ?
When will he be at the
stream ?
Cuin a thainig an gille ?
When did the lad come ?
Answers.
Bithidh e aig an t-sruth,
an diugh, an nochd, etc.
He will be at the stream
to-day, to-night, etc.
Thdinig e an raoir,
an de, etc.
He came last night, yester¬
day, etc.
NOTE.
i The opening forms of each question and of the corresponding
answer.
2 The question forms should now be used to introduce as many
other words as possible.
12. GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE ARTICLE FORMS.
We have now illustrated all the forms of the ‘ Article ’
in the Nominative and Dative Cases—both mascuhne
and feminine—in the Singular. We have also seen that
the Nominative and Dative plural is ‘ Na.’ Na h- before
vowels, Na h-amadain. Asummary table of all these forms
and of the Genitive Forms is given below ; it might be use¬
ful for reference. In the Summary understand the sign
( + ) to mean ‘followed by’; E.G. An (+ vowel), means
an, followed by a vowel; E.G. An eala.