Breton/Level 1/Lesson 3

Basic Grammar rules Sentence structure English is an adjective-noun-language. This means the Adjective (Describing Word) comes before the Noun (Subject) and the Noun, before the verb (doing) Eg. The big man went to Brittany. (adj.) (noun) (verb) Breton on the other hand is a noun-adjective-language, which means that the noun comes before the adjective. Eg. An den bras a zo aet da Vreizh. (article) (noun) (adjective) (verb) da Vreizh. Literally: The man big went to Brittany. Articles Definite articles: al before "l" an before "n", "d", "t", "h" and vowels ar before other letters Example: al levr (the book) an nor (the door - note that "dor" mutes into "nor" after the article : "dor", "an nor") ar paotr (the boy) Undefinite articles: ul before "l" un before "n", "d", "t", "h" and vowels ur before other letters Pronunciation : ul = eul, un = eun, ur = eur. Example: ul levr (a book) un nor (a door - note that "dor" mutes into "nor" after the article : "dor", "un nor") ur paotr (a boy) Combination: "e" (in) is contracted with the article (al, an, ar) to give: el before "l" en before "n", "d", "t", "h" and vowels er before other letters Exercises Write the following sentences with the correct grammar. The man is big. (Words : an (the), a zo (is), den (man) , braz (big)) The new church is beautiful. (Words : an, a zo, iliz (church), nevez (new), brav (beautiful) The big man went into the church, thereafter, to the old town hall. (Words : an (the), da (to), ebarzh (into), goude se (after that, thereafter), kozh (old), nevez (new), den (man), braz (big), Ti-Ker (Town Hall), a zo aet (went)) >> Go to Answers page deep