HeyRuaHow to say “instructive” in Irish
- Irish:
- teagascach
- English:
- instructive
- Word type:
- adjective
- More instructive:
- níos teagascaí
- Most instructive:
- is teagascaí
- Plural:
- teagascacha
- Pronunciation:
- “TYAG-us-kukh” /tʲaɡəskəx/
What does “teagascach” mean?
- instructive
- Giving useful teaching or information that helps you learn.Also: educational, didactic, informative.
Other Irish adjectives for instructive: oideachasúil (educational)
“Teagascach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is teagascach after leabhar (book, masculine), after comhairle (advice, feminine) and after a plural.
séimhiú (the h) the ending
After a feminine noun the adjective gets a séimhiú, an h after its first letter: comhairle theagascach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: leabhar teagascach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, teagascacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: leabhair theagascacha; after other plurals it does not: comhairlí teagascacha.
More instructive, most instructive, very instructive
Bhí an dara léacht níos teagascaí ná an chéad cheann. The second lecture was more instructive than the first.
| more instructive | níos teagascaí | in the past tense: ní ba theagascaí |
|---|---|---|
| most instructive | is teagascaí | in the past tense: ba theagascaí |
| as instructive as | chomh teagascach le | no change after chomh |
| very instructive | an-teagascach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too instructive | rótheagascach | ró- lenites |
“Teagascach” in a sentence: Irish examples
With a masculine noun, a feminine noun, a plural, a comparison and on its own.
Other adjectives in Irish
More everyday Irish adjectives to learn next.
Instructive in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for instructive?
The Irish for instructive is teagascach (pronounced “TYAG-us-kukh”). It comes after the noun: leabhar teagascach, an instructive book; comhairle theagascach, instructive advice.
How do you say more instructive and most instructive in Irish?
níos teagascaí is more instructive and is teagascaí is most instructive. In the past tense they become ní ba theagascaí and ba theagascaí.
Why does teagascach become theagascach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So comhairle theagascach (instructive advice) but leabhar teagascach (an instructive book), because leabhar is masculine.
What is the plural of teagascach?
With a plural noun teagascach becomes teagascacha: leabhair theagascacha, comhairlí teagascacha. After a plural that ends in a slender consonant it is lenited as well.
How do you say very instructive in Irish?
an-teagascach. Too instructive is rótheagascach, and as instructive as is chomh teagascach le.
What is the difference between teagascach and oideachasúil?
Both can mean educational, but teagascach stresses teaching or instruction (from teagasc), while oideachasúil is the more usual word for educational, as in clár oideachasúil.
