Lessoon 15.

a) Some nouns are made plural by adding the ending -yn.

dorrys dorrysyn door ping pingyn pence F.
eeast eeastyn fish ogher ogheryn key F.
lhong lhongyn ship F. strooan strooanyn stream F.

b) Some nouns form their plural by adding -aghyn.
ayr ayraghyn father
braar braaraghyn brother
pooar pooaraghyn power
moir moiraghyn mother F.
shuyr shuyraghyn sister F.
ooir ooiraghyn earth F.
cheer cheeraghyn country F.

c) Some nouns ending in ey drop the ey and add -aghyn.
bainney bainnaghyn milk
caashey caashaghyn cheese
freeney freenaghyn pin
coirrey coirraghyn kettle
dubbey dubbaghyn pond
chengey chengaghyn language F.
fainey fainaghyn ring F.
lurgey lurgaghyn leg F.

d) Many frequently used words are exceptions to the rule!

baatey baatyn boat carrey caarjyn friend
balley baljyn farm dooinney deiney man
billey biljyn tree guilley guillyn boy

e) Exercise 16.
1. Cha bee'm toiggal fockle edyr. Cre'n fa nagh bee shiu toiggal?
2. Nagh bee yn ogher aarloo Jesarn? Cha bee ee aarloo.
3. S'cosoylagh nagh bee eh cheet er y vaatey shen.
4. Ta mee credjal dy bee ee goll dys y thie jalloo noght.
5. Nagh bee y chamyr shoh feayr? Er lhiam nagh bee ee.
6. Va dooinney gra dy bee y guilley faagail y cheer. Bee eh?
7. Nagh bee Moirrey goll dys y valley beg jiu? Cha bee ee goll.
8. Er lhiam dy vel Moirrey ching myr shen cha bee ee cheet noght.
9. Bee eh cheet er-ash dy valley reesht? Foddee nagh bee eh.
10. Cha bee eh cheet er-ash roish y Nollick shoh.
11. Bee eh ceau fliaghey, as bee yn ooir as dty chassyn fliugh.
12 Bee ny shuyraghyn ersooyl dys Lerphoyll jiu? Cha bee ad.
13. Bee Peddyr as Moirrey cheet noght? Bee ad cheet mairagh.
14. Va Peddyr gra nagh bee ad cheet dys Rhumsaa edyr.
15. Bee ny eeastyn ayns strooan foast? Cha bee ad.

Lessoon 15a.

1. Will the men and the boys be at the boats? Yes.
2. The brothers will be at the house.
3. The fish won't be in the streams yet.
4. The friends will be walking to school.
5. Won't the keys be in the doors? No.
6. Those trees aren't big enough.
7. The milk and cheeses were on that table.
8. That country has big farms.
9. These legs aren't long enough yet.
10. Those languages are from Scotland and England.
11. Won't she be putting her new rings on her hand? No.
12. Why are those men working in the streams today?
13. There will be little fishes in those streams now.
14. His mother was working on the farm.
15. Will she be leaving those pins on her table? Yes.
16. Were they finding water under the earth? No.
17. There isn't enough power in his legs yet.
18. The ships are back from those countries.
19. His mother and sisters will be in the house now.
20. Those kettles are not new.
21. These boats are small but those ships are big.
22. Those men won't be fishing on Sunday.
23. Aren't those countries hot? No.
24. The men were working on his farm.
25. Do you see that big kettle on my table? Yes.
26. Your sisters won't be coming home tonight.
27. The brothers said that the country was cold.
28. I won't be putting those pence in her purse.
29. Perhaps the men won't be coming to my house.
30. His father will be working on Sunday.
31. Put your legs under the table.
32. Where was the cheese?
33. Are those rings clean now? Yes.
34. We are sure that the boats are in the water.
35. Why were they leaving that milk?
36. Are those streams long? No.
37. They saw the boys in the house.
38. This milk is not cold enough yet.
39. Perhaps the men will be leaving the fish at that house.
40. Why are the friends running from those men?
41. Those trees are going to England in this boat.
42. That man has enough power.
43. There wasn't a penny in the house.
44. Those men weren't on that boat.
45. Perhaps the sisters will be leaving tomorrow.
46. There weren't enough trees on the farm.
47. Why are they getting those keys again?
48. Will these pins be new enough? Yes.