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Òrdugh nam facal

Feumaidh mi seo a dhèanamh.
‘I must do this.’
Feumaidh mi leabaidh ùr a cheannach.
‘I must buy a new bed.’
Tha mi ag iarraidh an càr a reic.
‘I want to sell the car.’
Bu chòir dhut an leabhar seo a leughadh.
‘You ought to read this book.’
Tha thìde agad an cidsin a ghlanadh.
‘It’s high time you cleaned the kitchen (‘to clean the kitchen’).’
Dh’innis iad dhomh a’ chiad trèana a ghabhail.
‘They told me to take the first train.’
Cha bhiodh e glic am bùrn seo òl.
‘It wouldn’t be wise to drink this water.’
Dh’iarr mi orra an doras fhosgladh.
‘I asked them to open the door.’
Bu mhath leam am manaidsear fhaicinn.
‘I’d like to see the manager.’

Thoiribh an aire:
a dhèanamh, a cheannach, a reic, a leughadh, a ghlanadh, a ghabhail
Ach: òl, fhosgladh, fhaicinn (a/e/i/o/u no fha / fhe / fhi / fho / fhu)

Tha mi air… (‘I have done/bought/sold’, etc.)

Tha mi air leabaidh ùr a cheannach. ‘I’ve bought a new bed’.
Tha mi air mo chàr a reic. ‘I’ve sold my car.’
Tha mi air an cidsin a ghlanadh. ‘I’ve cleaned the kitchen.’
Tha mi air an leabhar seo a leughadh. ‘I’ve read this book.’

TRÌ PUINGEAN EILE:

1) Airson seantansan mar ‘I must sell it’, ‘They ought to help you’, ‘I’d like to see her’, cleachdar mo, do, a, etc.:

Feumaidh mi a reic.
Bu chòir dhaibh do chuideachadh.
Bu mhath leam a faicinn.
Faicibh Sreath 1, Prògram 10 (Puing 1).

2) Airson seantans le a’ dol a (‘I’m going to sell the car’, ‘I was going to clean the kitchen’), cha bhi òrdugh nam facal ag atharrachadh idir:

Tha mi a’ dol a reic a’ chàir.
Bha mi a’ dol a ghlanadh a’ chidsin.
Faicibh Sreath 1, Prògram 6 (Puing 2).

3) Ma tha roimhear (preposition) anns an abairt – mar eisimpleir bruidhinn ri, èisteachd ri, tachairt ri – cha bhi òrdugh nam facal ag atharrachadh idir.

Mar sin:

Tha mi ag iarraidh am manaidsear fhaicinn. ‘I want to see the manager.’
ACH
Tha mi ag iarraidh bruidhinn ris a’ mhanaidsear. ‘I want to speak to the manager.’

Chan urrainn dhomh an ceòl a chluinntinn. ‘I can’t hear the music.’
ACH
Chan urrainn dhomh èisteachd ris a’ cheòl. ‘I can’t listen to the music.’

Cha robh dùil agam Mgr Clooney fhaicinn. ‘I didn’t expect to see Mr Clooney.’
ACH
Cha robh dùil agam tachairt ri Mgr Clooney. ‘I didn’t expect to meet (with) Mr Clooney.’