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CRIOMAG: Catrìona Bhàn agus Anna, ‘Feasgair’

1. BU CHÒIR DO... / THA CÒIR AIG... Should, ought to

AUDIOCLIP (Catrìona)
“... cuin a tha còir aig daoine an dreuchdan fhàgail.” “... when people ought to leave their jobs.”

AUDIOCLIP (Anna)
“Bu chòir dhan a’ mhinistear a dhreuchd a leigeil seachad.” “The minister ought to let go his post, should resign.”

I should, I ought to : (1) Tha còir agam (2) Bu chòir dhomh

People should, people ought to - Tha còir aig daoine / Bu chòir do dhaoine
The Council should - Tha còir aig a’ Chomhairle / Bu chòir dhan Chomhairle
Your mother should - Tha còir aig do mhàthair / Bu chòir dha do mhàthair
The minister should - Tha còir aig a’ mhinistear / Bu chòir dhan mhinistear

People should stay at home. Bu chòir do dhaoine fuireach aig an taigh. Tha còir aig daoine fuireach aig an taigh.
The whole family should go. Bu chòir dhan teaghlach air fad a dhol ann. Tha còir aig teaghlach air fad a dhol ann.

I ought to go. Bu chòir dhomh falbh. Tha còir agam falbh.
You should stay. Bu chòir dhut fuireach. Tha còir agad fuireach.
He should be quiet. Bu chòir dha bhith sàmhach. Tha còir aige bhith sàmhach.
She shouldn’t be laughing. Cha bu chòir dhi bhith a’ gàireachdainn. Chan eil còir aice bhith a’ gàireachdainn.
We should all be careful. Bu chòir dhuinn uile a bhith faiceallach. Tha còir againn uile bhith faiceallach.
You (plural) should sleep now. Bu chòir dhuibh cadal a-nise. Tha còir agaibh cadal a-nise.
They shouldn’t be working. Cha bu chòir dhaibh a bhith ag obair. Chan eil còir aca bhith ag obair.

2. A ‘his, her’, AN ‘their’

AUDIOCLIP (Anna)
“Bu chòir dhan a’ mhinistear a dhreuchd a leigeil seachad neo a dreuchd a leigeil seachad.”
“The minister should resign his post, or her post.”
AUDIOCLIP (Catrìona)
“... cuin a tha còir aig daoine an dreuchdan fhàgail.” “When people ought to leave their jobs.”

A + sèimheachadh (lenition): HIS
A gun sèimheachadh (no lenition): HER

a dhreuchd - his job; a dreuchd - her job
a theaghlach - his family; a teaghlach - her family
a shaoghal - his world; a saoghal - her world

AN their

an dreuchdan - their jobs (the jobs - na dreuchdan)
an teaghlaichean - their families (the families - na teaghlaichean)
an saoghalan - their worlds (the worlds - na saoghalan)

Note possibility of confusion between ‘their’ and ‘the’ with singular masculine noun:
an dreuchd - the job / their job
an teaghlach - the family / their family
an saoghal - the world / their world
an riochdaire - the representative / their representative

No confusion if ACA (at them) used: an X aca (the X at them = their X)

AUDIOCLIP (Anna):
“Tha roinnean taobh a-staigh pàrtaidhean fa leth, is iadsan ag iarraidh an riochdaire aca fhèin a chur air adhart.”
“There are factions within individual parties, who want to put forward their own representative (own candidate).”

their own candidate: an (= their) riochdaire fhèin
an (= the) riochdaire aca fhèin