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This is an English-language page for questions and answers relating to Irish Grammar and for resolving problems. Please use this page for asking any questions regarding grammar and usage. [[Úsáideoir:Panu Petteri Höglund|Panu Petteri Höglund]] 17:33, 16 Iúil 2006 (UTC)
==Article Usage==
===No double definiteness in Irish===
For English-speakers, it is entirely counterintuitive that Irish does not allow definite article before a noun which is followed by a definite noun in genitive. The idea is, that one definite article makes the whole phrase definite. Thus, we have:
Irish: ''Uachtarán na hÉireann'' = English: ''the'' president of Ireland
I: fear an phoist = E: ''the'' man of the post
I: Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá = E: ''the'' United States of America (''Mheiriceá'' is the genitive form of ''Meiriceá'', which as a proper noun is inherently definite, although it does not take an article)
===Hosts of people, lots of things: use the article===
Another important point is, that before plural nouns expressing great quantities, you are supposed to have the article:
''tháinig '''na''' mílte duine ansin'' = thousands of people came there
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