Uncountable and Plural: abairtí, cleachtaí, tástálacha agus samplaí

Uncountable and Plural Nouns úsáidimid

Déileáiltear de ghnáth le hainmfhocail do-áirithe mar uatha: eolas, comhairle, troscán. Ina theannta sin, tá roinnt ainmfhocal ann a chríochnaíonn le -s ach a láimhseáiltear fós mar uatha: nuacht, fisic, polaitíocht. Tá ainmfhocail eile ann, áfach, nach mbíonn ann ach sa bhfoirm iolra: éadaí, siosúr, bríste, spéaclaí. Cabhraíonn an topaic seo leat an fhoirm cheart den bhriathar a roghnú, gan -s breise a chur leis, agus struchtúir ar nós péire de agus píosa de a úsáid.

Physics is my favourite subject.
Is í an Fhisic an t-ábhar is fearr liom.
The news is good today.
Tá an nuacht go maith inniu.
My trousers are too long.
Tá mo bhríste rófhada.
These scissors are very sharp.
Tá na siosúir seo an-ghéar.

Uncountable and Plural Nouns Fhoirm

Anseo tá sé tábhachtach idirdhealú a dhéanamh idir ainmfhocail dholuain, a chaitear leo de ghnáth mar uatha, ainmfhocail a chríochnaíonn ar -s ach atá uatha ó thaobh brí de, agus ainmfhocail nach bhfuil acu ach foirm iolra agus a ghlacann dá bhrí sin le briathar iolra.

Uncountable noun + singular verb
information, advice, furniture, equipment, luggage

Singular noun ending in -s + singular verb
news, physics, politics, economics

Plural-only noun + plural verb
clothes, trousers, jeans, scissors, glasses, earnings

✅ Information is useful.
✅ Politics is complicated.
✅ My clothes are wet.
✅ Her glasses were on the table.
❌ an advice
❌ a scissors

Uncountable and Plural Nouns Riail

  • De ghnáth ní bhíonn foirm iolra ag ainmfhocail neamháirithe agus úsáidtear iad le briathar uatha.
    ✅ Advice is important.
    ✅ This furniture is expensive.
    ✅ We need some information.
  • Críochnaíonn roinnt ainmfhocal le -s, ach caitear leo fós mar uatha agus glacann siad le briathar uatha.
    ✅ The news is surprising.
    ✅ Physics is difficult for some students.
    ✅ Economics is an interesting subject.
  • Níl roinnt ainmfhocal ann ach sa fhoirm iolra, mar sin glacann siad le briathar iolra.
    ✅ My jeans are new.
    ✅ His clothes are dirty.
    ✅ The surroundings are beautiful.
  • Le hainmfhocail do rudaí atá déanta de dhá chuid chomhfhreagracha, ar nós siosúr, bríste, agus spéaclaí, is minic a úsáidimid péire.
    ✅ I bought a pair of trousers.
    ✅ She needs a new pair of glasses.
    ✅ We saw two pairs of scissors on the desk.
  • Chun ainmfhocal do-áirithe a chomhaireamh, bain úsáid as nath cainte le of: a piece of, a bit of, a loaf of, a glass of.
    ✅ a piece of advice
    ✅ two pieces of information
    ✅ a loaf of bread
    ✅ a glass of water
  • Is féidir le roinnt ainmfhocal a bheith do-áirithe le brí amháin agus ináirithe le brí eile.
    ✅ I’d like some chicken. (= meat)
    ✅ They keep chickens in the garden. (= animals)
    ✅ This table is made of glass. (= material)
    ✅ Put three glasses on the table. (= drinking glasses)
  • Caitear le police i gcónaí mar ainmfhocal iolra: the police are. Is féidir roinnt ainmfhocal comhchoiteann eile, ar nós team nó family, a fheiceáil mar aonad amháin nó mar ghrúpa daoine.
    ✅ The police are outside.
    ✅ My family is small. / My family are all wearing blue.

Uncountable and Plural Nouns Botúin choitianta

Botúin choitianta: briathar iolra a úsáid le news nó physics, -s breise a chur le hainmfhocal neamháirithe, agus briathar uatha a úsáid le hainmfhocail cosúil le clothes nó scissors.

❌ The news are good.
✅ The news is good.
❌ Physics are my favourite subject.
✅ Physics is my favourite subject.
❌ I need some advices.
✅ I need some advice.
❌ My clothes is dirty.
✅ My clothes are dirty.
❌ She bought a scissor.
✅ She bought a pair of scissors.
❌ We need many information.
✅ We need a lot of information.

Uncountable and Plural Nouns Abairtí

The news is better than yesterday.
Tá an nuacht níos fearr ná inné.
Mathematics is useful in everyday life.
Tá an mhatamaitic úsáideach sa ghnáthshaol.
Her earnings have increased this year.
Tá méadú tagtha ar a tuilleamh i mbliana.
My glasses are on the kitchen table.
Tá mo spéaclaí ar bhord na cistine.
Can you give me a piece of advice?
An féidir leat píosa comhairle a thabhairt dom?
They bought two loaves of bread and a bottle of milk.
Cheannaigh siad dhá builín aráin agus buidéal bainne.
The police are investigating the accident.
Tá na póilíní ag fiosrú an timpiste.
We enjoyed the beautiful surroundings of the hotel.
Bhaineamar taitneamh as timpeallacht álainn an óstáin.

Uncountable and Plural Nouns Samplaí

The news is surprising, and the photos are interesting.
Tá an nuacht iontach, agus tá na grianghraif suimiúil.
I need some advice because my plans have changed.
Teastaíonn comhairle uaim mar tá mo phleananna athraithe.
The furniture is expensive, but the chairs are comfortable.
Tá an troscán daor, ach tá na cathaoireacha compordach.
She packed some luggage and forgot her shoes.
Phacáil sí roinnt bagáiste agus rinne sí dearmad ar a bróga.
This information is important, but those files are missing.
Tá an fhaisnéis seo tábhachtach, ach tá na comhaid sin ar iarraidh.
We bought some equipment and cleaned the tools afterwards.
Cheannaíomar roinnt trealaimh agus ghlanamar na huirlisí ina dhiaidh sin.
His hair is wet, and his clothes are dirty.
Tá a ghruaig fliuch, agus tá a chuid éadaí salach.
The bread is fresh, and the sandwiches are ready.
Tá an t-arán úr, agus tá na ceapairí réidh.
Her progress is impressive, and her results are getting better.
Tá an dul chun cinn atá déanta aici go hiontach, agus tá na torthaí aici ag éirí níos fearr.
The traffic is terrible, and the roads are crowded.
Tá an trácht uafásach, agus tá na bóithre plódaithe.

Cleachtaí gramadaí Béarla atá ar fáil san aip

Tenses

Future Simple Present Simple Present Perfect Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Continuous Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Be going to

Conditionals

Second Conditional First Conditional Third Conditional Zero Conditional

Sentences

Relative Clauses Conjunctions Reported Speech There is / There are There was / There were

Verbs

Used to To be used to To get used to

Nouns and Articles

Countable and Uncountable Singular and Plural Nouns Uncountable and Plural