In Gaelic all nouns (things) are either masculine or feminine – even a pencil or a window!

When you use an adjective to describe a noun, the adjective usually comes after the noun.
Remember:

Madainn mhath! Good morning!

 


Feasgar math! Good afternoon!

If the noun is feminine, the sound and spelling of the adjective can change.
Mar eisimpleir:
Masculine nouns:

Calum beag
little Calum

geansaidh mòr
a big jumper

Feminine nouns:

Anna bheag
little Anna

lèine mhòr
a big shirt


Colours are adjectives too and therefore, the same rules apply. Mar eisimpleir:

geansaidh dearg
a red jumper

lèine dhearg
a red shirt

Therefore, we can tell that the word lèine is feminine and that geansaidh is masculine.

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