When the tuiseal ginideach (genitive case) is used
1. Seilbh (Ownership)
Hata Sheáin (Seán's hat) Seol an bháid (The boat's sail) Teach Mháire (Máire's house) Cóta an f hir (The man's coat) Gúna an chailín (The girl's dress) Geansaí an bhuachalla (The boy's jumper)
2. Dhá ainmfhocal le chéile (When two nouns come together)
Seomra ranga (Classroom) Mála scoile (School bag) Clár ama (Timetable)
3. An t-ainm briathartha roimh an ainmfhocal (Verbal noun aka ag in front of the noun)
Ag imirt peile (Playing football) Ag dúnadh an dorais (Closing the door) Ag léamh leabhair (Reading a book) Ag foghlaim gramadaí (Learning grammar)
4. Réamhfhocal comhshuite (Following a compound preposition)
Ar fud na tíre (All over the country) Ar feadh seachtaine (For a week) In aice na háite (Beside the place) Ar chúl an tí (Behind the house)
5. Cainníocht (Measurement)
A lán oibre (A lot of work) Beagán airgid (Some money) Go leor trioblóide (A lot of trouble) Níos mó matamaitice (More maths)
6. I ndiaidh na bhfocal seo a leanas (After the following words)
Chun oibre ([Going] to work) Timpeall na scoile (Around the school) Cois tine (Beside a fire) Trasna na farraige (Across the sea) "Dála an scéil" ("By the way")



















