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582. The genitive of the Verbal Noun is often used where a relative or infinitive clause would be used in English: as,
- Níor fágaḋ fear inniste sgéil,
- There was not a man left to tell the tidings.
- Cailín deas crúiḋte na mbó,
- The pretty girl who milks the cows (lit. of the milking, &c.).
583. The following examples will be studied with advantage. They are culled from Father O’Leary’s Mion-ċaint:—
Someone is striking me.
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Táṫar ’ġam ḃualaḋ.
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I am being struck.
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Táim dom ḃualaḋ.
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Someone is striking the dog.
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Táṫar ag bualaḋ an ġaḋair.
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The dog is being struck.
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Tá an gaḋar dá ḃualaḋ.
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Someone is breaking the stones.
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Táṫar ag briseaḋ na gcloċ.
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The stones are being broken.
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Tá na cloċa dá mbriseaḋ.
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They used to kill people.
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Ḃítí ag marḃaḋ daoine.
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People used to be killed.
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Ḃíoḋ daoine dá marḃaḋ.
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They used to buy horses.
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Ḃítí ag ceannaċ capall.
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Horses used to be bought.
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Ḃíoḋ capaill dá gceannaċ.
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