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| Gaelic
Orthography |
Module 1
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APOSTROPHE |
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APOSTROPHE |
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- The
apostrophe is dropped in expressions with
gu,
gum, gun, gur, ga, gad, gam, gan, gar
e.g. gan
togail, gum faca, gur e
- The
apostrophe is retained after the past tense marker dh
e.g.
dhòl, dhfhalbh
(note: no space after apostrophe)
- If
the verb 'is'
is not written in full, apostrophe is retained
s
math s dòcha
(note: space after s)
mo
and do
also retain apostrophe and the space
e.g. m
athair; d fhidheal
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