Focal an Lae (Word of the Day) – Seachtain
seachtain (week) – an tseachtain (the week) – seachtainí (weeks) – na seachtainí (the weeks)
seachtain – an tseachtain – seachtainí – na seachtainí
Seachtain is a feminine noun that begins with the letters ‘se’. Feminine nouns that begin with the letter s + a, e, i, o, u, l, n, or r are prefixed with the letter t in the singular nominative case following the word an. That is why we say an tseachtain.
Cén tseachtain atá ann? (What week is it?) Cén tseachtain atá ann?
Cén tseachtain a bhí ann? (What week was it?) Cén tseachtain a bhí ann?
an chéad seachtain (the first week) an chéad seachtain
an dara seachtain (the second week) and dara seachtain
an tríú seachtain (the third week) an tríú seachtain
an ceathrú seachtain (the fourth week) an ceathrú seachtain
an cúigiú seachtain (the fifth week) an cúigiú seachtain
You will also see the form seachtaine with an e on the end. An example is an deireadh seachtaine (the weekend). an deireadh seachtaine
Laethanta na Seachtaine (Days of the Week) Laethanta na Seachtaine
Learn to say the days like this: And also like this:
An Domhnach (Sunday) Dé Domhnaigh (on Sunday)
An Luan (Monday) Dé Luain (on Monday)
An Mháirt (Tuesday) Dé Máirt (on Tuesday)
An Chéadaoin (Wednesday) Dé Céadaoin (on Wednesday)
An Déardaoin (Thursday) Déardaoin (on Thursday)
An Aoine (Friday) Dé hAoine (on Friday)
An Satharn (Saturday) Dé Sathairn (on Saturday)
seachtain – an tseachtain – seachtainí – na seachtainí
If you are a beginner, write all of the Irish words and phrases in your notebook and practice saying them out loud. Begin to use them often and as soon as possible.
If you are an intermediate learner, search the online dictionaries (Foclóir and Teanglann) and see what other words or phrases you can find associated with ‘seachtain’ and comment on our website with your own sentences.
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