blas.teach
house
"teach" means "house" in Irish (masculine noun). Pronounced /tʲax/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → theach, Urú → dteach.
Mutation forms
In Irish, the first letter of "teach" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:
| Mutation | Form |
|---|---|
| Base form | teach |
| Séimhiú | theach |
| Urú | dteach |
When does "teach" mutate?
teach→mo theach(my house)
teach→sa theach(in the house)
teach→ár dteach(our house)
teach→bhur dteach(your (pl.) house)
teach→a dteach(their house)
teach→trí theach(three houses)
teach→cúig theach(five houses)
teach→thar theach(past a house)
teach→den theach(of the house)
teach→in aice an tí(near the house)
teach→mo theachsa(MY house (emphatic))
"teach" in context
Tá cónaí orm sa teach a thóg m’athair.
I live in the house my father built.
B1Cheannaigh siad teach i gConamara anuraidh.
They bought a house in Connemara last year.
A2Cheannaigh siad teach anuraidh san áit a rachaidh muid ar saoire.
They bought a house last year in the place where we’re going on vacation.
A2Cé atá ina chónaí sa teach sin?
Who lives in that house?
B2Sin é an teach a bhfanaim ann.
That is the house that I stay in.
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