Weak Plurals and Irregular Nouns. Here are some special situations with the plurals of some nouns. Here are some sample sentences to show you how they work. If you hover your mouse arrow over the speaker icon you can hear the sentence spoken.

Gaeilge (Gaoluinn)	Béarla	Éist
Nuair a chuaigh sé amach ar maidin, do dhein sé dearmhad ar an ndoras a dhúnadh.	When he went out this morning, he forgot to shut the door.
Níor aithníos an máistir nuair a chonac ag an stáisiún é.	I did not recognise the master when I saw him at the station.
Ní fhacaís-se i n-aon chor é.	You did not see him at all.
Do chuireas ceist chuige agus níor fhéad sé í a fhreagairt.	I asked him a question and he was not able to answer it.
Cad d’fhiafraís de?	What did you ask him?
Do bhí ceisteanna agam le cur chuige mar gheall ar na scoileanna.	I had questions to put to him about the schools.
Deir daoine go bhfuil na buíonta ró-mhór, agus nach foláir dúinn tuilleadh múinteoirí a thabhairt isteach chun na hoibre a dhéanamh.	People say that the classes are too big, and that we shall have to bring in more teachers to do the work.
An mó scoil atá ann?	How many schools are there?
Tá dhá cheann, ceann i gcóir na mbuachaillí agus ceann i gcóir na gcailíní.	There are two, one for the boys and one for the girls.
Is deacair múinteoirí d’fháil na laetheanta so.	It is difficult to find teachers these days.
Tá cairde agam-sa agus ba mhaith leo bheith ina múinteoirí.	I have friends who would like to be teachers.
Iarr orthu scríobh chúm i n-ainm Dé, mar beidh postanna agam dóibh!	For God’s sake ask them to write to me, for I shall have jobs for them!
Is olc an chomhairle comhairle mhná.	A woman’s advice is bad advice.
Do bhí ba agus caoirigh le díol againn an tseachtain seo ghaibh tharainn, agus bhí leisce ar mo mhnaoi iad a scaoileadh uaithi gan praghas maith d’fháil.	We had cows and sheep to sell last week, and my wife was not willing to let them go without getting a good price.
Cloiseann na mná an iomad scéalta agus an iomad tuairimí.	Women hear too many stories and too many opinions.
Tá coillte breátha ar na sléibhte.	There are fine forests on the mountains.
Do thit cuid desna crainn le linn na stoirme.	Some of the trees fell during the storm.
Tá na préamhacha aníos as an dtalamh agus craobhacha briste ar chrainn mórthimpeall orthu.	The roots are up out of the ground, and branches broken on trees all around them.
Chonaiceamair iad agus sinn ag teacht ón mbaile mór.	We saw them as we were coming from the town.
Bíonn báid iascaigh ag teacht isteach i gcuantaibh iarthair Chorcaí le maircréil sa tsamhradh agus le scadáin sa bhfómhar.	Fishing-boats come into the harbours of West Cork with mackerel in summer and with herrings in autumn.
Bíonn na seolta crochta orthu chun dul amach arís tar éis lae a chaitheamh i gCuan Dor nó i nDún na Séad, agus na líonta i dtreo.	Their sails are set to go out again after spending a day in Glandore or Baltimore, and the nets ready.
Chuamair amach ó Chuan Dor inné i mbád iascaigh.	We went out in a fishing boat from Glandore yesterday.
Bhí trí seolta uirthi agus do bhí cóir againn.	There were three sails on her, and we had a fair wind.
Bhí sí taobh theas d’Oileán Cléire fé cheann dhá uair an chloig.	She was south of Cape Clear Island within two hours.
Chuir na hiascairí amach na líonta, agus d’itheamair an suipéar ansan.	The fishermen put out the nets, and then we ate supper.
Do chodlaíomair go léir go maidin, agus le héiri gréine do thairicíodar isteach na líonta.	We all slept until morning, and at sunrise they drew in the nets.
Do bhí sé bhairille de scadánaibh againn le tabhairt abhaile.	We had six barrels of herring to bring home.
Tá trí scoil sa pharóiste seo agus tá séeacute; rang i ngach scoil acu.	There are three schools in this parish and six classes in each school.
Cé hiad na múinteoirí atá sa scoil nua?	Who are the teachers in the new school?
Is é Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin an t-ard-mháistir, agus tá Séamas O Séaghdha mar chúntóir aige.	Michael O’Sullivan is the head-master, and he has James O’Shea as assistant.
Ar thugais fé ndeara na crainn mhóra le hais an bhóthair agus tú ag teacht ón Aifreann?	Did you notice the big trees beside the road as you came from Mass?
Do thit dhá cheann acu aréir, agus tá craobhacha briste ar na cinn eile.	Two of them fell last night and there are branches broken on the others.
Beidh abhar tine againn i gcóir an gheimhridh gan aon ghual a cheannach.	We shall have fuel for the winter without buying any coal.
Tá scéalta ag gach aon duine i dtaobh na stoirme.	Everyone has stories about the storm.
Tá baid gan seolta ins na cuantaibh.	There are boats without sails in the harbours.
Gheobhaimíd cúnamh ós na comharsain chun na gcaorach a thabhairt isteach.	We shall get help from the neighbours to bring in the sheep.
Bhí na ba istigh sarar éirigh an ghaoth.	The cows were in before the wind rose.
Ca bhfuil cró na mbó?	Where is the cow byre?
Tá sé ar an dtaobh thall de chruaich na móna.	It is beyond the turf-rick.

 

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