Plural Adjectives 1: Short Adjectives

Getting adjectives just right can be tricky but fear not! When working with 3+ of something, there's a consistent, straightforward pattern. Let's take a look at this pattern with short adjectives.
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[@GaelicwithJason]

***Update Your Notes*** Please note that "milis" has two syllables, and thus doesn't need that extra -e on the end. Apologies for any confusion!

[@mairianncullen8753]

Thanks so much for correcting that, as I'd noticed the two syllables and wondered ...

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Thank you very much, Jen. I appreciate your recognition. :)

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[@NarleyBrittes]

This will definitely help my messy plural in Gaelic. Thank you Jason!

[@GaelicwithJason]

'S e do bheatha, a Narley! These wee tweaks can help a lot. Bha mòran chraobhan àrda anns a' ghàrradh air cùl an taighe... :)

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[@GaelicwithJason]

Hi Matt! Great to hear from you. Horseback archery sounds like a lot of fun. A demanding sport but still a lot of fun. I imagine you saw some great shots at the World Cup. Many thanks for your kind words. I'm glad that you're enjoying connecting with your ancestral language. I bet they're nodding in approval. :) Take care and enjoy your day.

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You make it intriguing, entertaining, and soothingly simple - Still takes me 10 watches to really get it though 😜

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Tapadh leat! Things worth doing take time. There's no rush or contest. :) You'll get it on a deeper level from the repetition for sure!

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Wonderful to hear, Virginia! Thank you for appreciating my way of doing things. Once I started going multi-sensory, I haven't looked back! Take care, stay safe, and happy new year!

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Sgoinneal! I had never thought about the "beats" and musicality. I think you helped me nail this!

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Pretty cool, huh? The deeper I get into Gaelic, the more music and poetry I see in it. Treating it as just a 'language' is only seeing the surface of that world.

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Tapadh leat, a Jenn. That's my goal - otherwise things can be really confusing. Gàidhlig keeps the brain active regardless. :) Enjoy your day.

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Thanks very much, Maria. Come back any time! :) Enjoy your day.

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Your videos are sgoinneil, tapadh leibh!

[@GaelicwithJason]

'S e do bheatha, Alison. 🙂 Nice to see you on here!

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glad that you said it takes awhile

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It certainly does. All these things need time to sink in and be natural. Sometimes to our frustration. I hope things are going ok over there, Gina.

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[@GaelicwithJason]

Glè mhath, a charaid! Tha mi toilichte gu bheil thu a' smaoineachadh sa Ghàidhlig. Sin sgoinneil!

[@kaylanic4548]

Thank you so much for creating these lessons and spreading your knowledge of this language! These really are such an amazing resource for us learning. My family is Scottish and although I had some fluent speaking family, straight from the Highlands, it wasn't taught down at all! Years ago when i was first learning there was really nothing substantial and it felt hopeless. I love Duolingo but nothing beats real speaking and interaction! I've noticed a novella called " Ròna agus MacCodrum " by a Jason?! Is this your work by any chance?

[@GaelicwithJason]

Hi Kae, and thank you for your support. How wonderful that you have Gàidhlig in your family. Not passing it down is unfortunately quite common but it sounds like you're making up for lost time. Yes, I am that Jason. We're working on a second edition at the moment, actually. Hoping that both it and my next novel will be available this month.

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Where could a person buy that book?

[@GaelicwithJason]

@@mollyr.goates8097 The second edition is out on Amazon already. We're looking at other sites to offer it on for folk who'd rather not support Amazon.

[@Tombaz666]

As always, this was very helpful, tapadh leat! Just one question, isn't "milis" a 2 sylable word (while most of the other examples had only 1)? Would other 2 sylable adjectives react in the same way?

[@GaelicwithJason]

I always saw milis as being a short one, but as someone pointed out, technically it does have 2 syllables. I swear I saw 'milise' with a plural but maybe my memory was playing tricks on me. Teth(e) would be a better example and I aim to make a short video with a few of those examples.

[@Seumas-MacDhaibhidh]

Tha mi cinnteach gum bi cuideachail, a'Dheusain. Tapadh leit. Agus gu bheil oidhche! Oidhche mhath!

[@GaelicwithJason]

Math-fhèin. Tha mi toilichte gum bi. Oidhche mhath leat-fhèin!

[@mollyr.goates8097]

How did you learn gaelic, and what prompted you to try it?

[@GaelicwithJason]

O, that's a fairly long story. 🙂 I'm thinking of making a video about it one day soon. Would that interest you?

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I just came across this today, how many more are there and can they be put in order?

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Hi Woody. Nice to have you here with us. There are a whole bunch of videos explaining grammar in simple ways. There's no real order to them - just pick whichever strike you as useful. I'll keep adding to them in the future. Enjoy your evening!

[@tomkipling7705]

Amazing video and very helpful. I’ve been learning Gaelic on duolingo so for and it doesn’t teach the addition of an “e” or an “a” however it does teach lenition. Is it an optional thing or is duolingo just missing something out?

[@GaelicwithJason]

Hi Tom. Glad you enjoyed it. Duolingo is a nice introduction to Gàidhlig but it's not all encompassing. It's like putting the key in the ignition and turning on the car; it's not taking a road trip!

[@tomkipling7705]

Gaelic with Jason Yeah that makes total sense. Tapadh leat!

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'S e do bheatha, @@tomkipling7705. Enjoy your day.

[@ruthlessorb2586]

Madainn mhath a charaid! Could you make a video soon more in depth about the broad to slender changes . They are pretty simple for the most part but sometimes they get a little tricky. For example in ciamar a tha thu, how come the thu does not turn into a tu since the word before it is tha. Or why when using “a” before a word changes the beginning but “air” does not.

[@johnsloan79]

A is a reduced form of DO, and DO will always lenite where possible. So basically, if you see A before a word, generally it will lenite the next word whereas AIR will not.

[@GaelicwithJason]

Thanks for jumping in there, @@johnsloan79. I would add that an A before a *noun* will lenite, as you said, since A can have different meanings in different contexts.

[@GaelicwithJason]

Sure thing, a charaid. It's on my To Make list. For now, perhaps it's helpful to know that THU shortens to TU before some words like Feumaidh (needs) and Faodaidh (may). I'll go into more depth in the video when I make it. Enjoy your day!

[@Nicola_Noble]

Hàlo! Tha video sgoinneil! Tapadh leat, Jason! Question about coin/eoin. Do you have any tricks to remember how to get to the plural? Going from cù to coin/eun to eoin - there's a disconnect (in my brain). I can't make it make sense. I get the a,o and e,i "buddy system" but find u,oi confusing.

[@GaelicwithJason]

Tapadh leat, Nicola! True, some of those plurals are just so different that it can be hard to draw the connection between the two. One thing that may help is making a wee chant to say over and over: "aon chù, dà chù, trì coin." There's something about chanting that seems to help things move into long-term memory. Plus, it's something you can do anywhere, anytime.

[@kalinadesseaux8011]

Question: I need to be able to say "I need for you to buy me that book" or I can't follow my lessons up with more material. How would I say this in Scots Gaelic/how would I wrote it/how would it translated exactly?

[@GaelicwithJason]

Hmmm. I would go with: "An ceannach thu an leabhar sin dhomh?" ("Will you buy that book for me?") The native speakers I know probably wouldn't be so direct as to say "I need you to..", preferring to go with "Will you...?" instead.

[@kalinadesseaux8011]

Thanks so much!

[@GaelicwithJason]

@@kalinadesseaux8011 You're welcome!

[@jacobhortonmusic]

ciamar a tha sibh .. can you go over how to connect scentences like all the "a" and "an" are confusing lol and can you go over all the scentence structure possibilities lol ? tapadh leibh..

[@GaelicwithJason]

Hi Jacob. I have a video on straightforward sentence structure up on here. It's on my Gaelic Grammar in Plain English playlist if you're interested. Could you give me an example of some As and ANs that are confusing?

[@kalinadesseaux8011]

Question: can you go over how your prouncing "black" specifically?

[@GaelicwithJason]

Sure. It's "Doo." :)

[@mairianncullen8753]

In some Gaelic-speaking areas, it is pronounced more like 'dthoo', as if there were a hidden 'th' after the 'd'. (My parents were native Gaelic speakers)

[@joannayarbrough3883]

So adjectives whose last vowel is u follow the pattern of a and o, right?

[@GaelicwithJason]

Sin ceart! A, O, and U are all in the same group when it comes to vowels. :)

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'S e do bheatha, @@joannayarbrough3883!

[@CyncialSammy]

Hi Jason! I'm not sure of you will respond but isn't cù and iasg another way to day dog and fish? Or is it just something to with dialects? Thank you!

[@GaelicwithJason]

Hi Sammy. I hope your day is going well so far. 🙂 We would indeed use 'cù' and 'iasg' - those are singular. This video is about plurals.

[@CyncialSammy]

@@GaelicwithJason OK! My bad sometimes I forget what the videos are about 😂

[@GaelicwithJason]

@@CyncialSammy No worries! These things happen. 🙂 Enjoy your day!

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An do theagaisg thu Gàidhlig dhut fhèin? Just wondering how long it takes to be able having a longer conversation with people

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Gun robh mhath agad!

[@GaelicwithJason]

'S e do bheatha, a Mhollaidh! Nice to see you today! 🙂

[@kylemcclellan9686]

I see in this video that the plural for dog is "coin". Is duolingo correct that singular is "cú"? Some of these transitions such as pluralization are definitely a bit to get your head around.

[@GaelicwithJason]

You got it, Kyle! Cù for 'a dog' but Coin for 'dogs'. This is one of those tricky masculine nouns that changes entirely when it becomes plural. There aren't many of them, thank goodness! 🙂

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'S ann a chest a th'agam 'a bheil na daoine ag ionnsachadh na Gàidhlig ann an scoil ann an Alba?

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Tha, tha daoine ag ionnsachadh na Gàidhlig anns a' bhun-sgoil, anns an àrd-sgoil, agus aig an oilthigh. :)

[@caroleinwv]

Latha math! Moran taing a Deason! Tha mi an deug each bheaga agam.

[@caroleinwv]

Beaga

[@GaelicwithJason]

Feasgar math dhut, a Charole! Deich eich bheaga. Wow, sin mòran eich. :)

[@lululovesyou7618]

Question if it’s ok- I was taught ‘cu’ (coo) for dog growing up. One of the few words that stuck( I loved dogs). Is it maybe Cape Breton area word? Or ‘ baby talk’ like ‘ doggie’ ? Thanks! I don’t want to use it if wrong.

[@GaelicwithJason]

That certainly could be a Caper word. If you grew up around there, I'm sure you picked up some bits of Gàidhlig without noticing. :) Cù is just fine for kids, adults, and anyone else. Enjoy your day.

[@newmoonsyzygy]

Is your friend a Sagittarius? 😁

[@user-gu1bv7zl1s]

'milis' has two syllables ;)

[@GaelicwithJason]

I hear it differently. It's short and sweet, like the meaning: milis. It has the same number of beats as mòr, beag, and snog.

[@user-gu1bv7zl1s]

@@GaelicwithJason - while I agree that it's short and sweet, but from a linguistics point of view, a syllable by definition only has one vowel, but can have optional consonants on either side. Therefore a syllable can be a single vowel ('a') , consonant + vowel ('ta'), vowel + consonant ('at') or consonant + vowel + consonant ('bat'). However, once you add a second vowel (though this not does not necessarily apply to diphthongs, that is vowel combinations like 'ai') then you automatically have two syllables. 'Milis' has two vowels separated by consonants, and therefore has two syllables. I'm not saying this to be pedantic (though it may come across in that way) - I only say this to help you more clearly define the rules you are helpfully laying out to help us all learn Gàidhlig. Thank you for all your hard work - I really enjoy your channel!

[@GaelicwithJason]

@@user-gu1bv7zl1s Ah, I get what you're saying. From that perspective, 'milis' may not be the best example. Hmmm. Perhaps 'teth'? Also, I appreciate the way in which you shared all that with me. It felt like more of a 'consider this' moment rather than a judgment. I respect that greatly, a charaid. Tapadh leat. Also, thank you for recognizing my efforts. :)

[@user-gu1bv7zl1s]

@@GaelicwithJason - Many thanks for your reply! Indeed, I wasn't judging at all. 'Teth' would be a good example of a one-syllable word, yes :) It's difficult sometimes with Gàidhlig because there are 'extra' vowels, which look like they shouldn't be there - take 'dearg' for example: it looks like a one syllable word but if you were to spell it out phonetically, it would look something like (dje.rak) as there is this sneaky vowel that comes between the 'r' and the 'g', which isn't written - 'dearg' is therefore also a two-syllable word. The same goes for 'buidhe' (bu.jə). The only reason I brought this up is because I'm both a linguist (I work on documenting an endangered language spoken in Taiwan) and a language teacher at university, and therefore try to blend my knowledge of linguistics with language teaching - it's therefore important for my work to be precise with these kinds of linguistic rules! Hope it helps anyway - keep up the great work! :)

[@GaelicwithJason]

@@user-gu1bv7zl1s I appreciate your work, a charaid. Which university do you work in?

[@deirdrenolan8310]

A Bheil gàdhlig na heirenn agat

[@GaelicwithJason]

Chan eil fhathast. Ionnsaichidh mi i aon latha. 🙂 Beannachd leat!

[@Luciferianful]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z166iZueqrqsfqM as an answer 'bout the little blue сub of dog or а cuilean beag gorm de chù

[@MartainnMacaBhaillidh]

Cha chreid mi gu bheil "milise" ann, tha dà lide ann am mil-is. 'S e "rudan milis" a chluinneas agus a chì thu, chan eil toradh sam bith air DASG airson milise, 's e mìlse an cruth coimeasach.

[@GaelicwithJason]

Gu dearbh, 's e an fhìrinn a th' agaibh. B' e mearachd a bh' ann agus rinn mi ceartachadh air ann an comment eile. Is dòcha gun dèan mi video ùr san àm ri teachd 'son a h-uile rud a bhith anns a' rian.🙂

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