always be preceded by the article. “This man” is an fear so; “these men,” na fir seo; an ḃean so, this woman; an ḃean sin, that woman.
196. The word úd is used when a person or thing is connected in some way with the person to whom you speak or write; an fear úd, that man (whom you have seen or heard of); an oiḋċe úd, that particular night which you remember; or in pointing out an object at some distance, as—
- An ḃfeiceann tú an bád úd? Do you see that boat?
Also with the vocative case, as—
- A ċloiginn úd ṫall atá gan teangaiḋ.
- Thou skull over there that art without tongue.
Indefinite Adjectives.
197. The chief indefinite adjectives are—aon, any; éigin, some, certain; eile, other; uile (after the noun), all, whole; and the phrase ar biṫ, any at all; pé, whatever.
e.g., aon lá, any day; aon ċapall, any horse; an tír uile, the whole country; duine éigin, a certain person; an fear eile, the other man. An ḃfaca tú an leaḃar i n‑áit ar biṫ? Did you see the book anywhere? Ní ḟuil airgead ar biṫ agam, I have no money at all. Biṫeaṁaċ dob’ eaḋ an Síogaiḋe, pé uaisleaċt do ḃí aige nó ná raiḃ. The Siogaidhe was a rascal, whatever nobility he had or hadn’t.
198. The following words are nouns, and are fol-
