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| | Posted on Monday, May 24, 2004 - 07:01 pm: | 
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Is it ever correct to say "tá sé iontach"? Or must it always be "tá sé go h-iontach"? |
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Fear na mBróg
| | Posted on Monday, May 24, 2004 - 08:28 pm: |
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Tá sé go hiontach.
The hyphen is optional. 95% of people leave it out.
Saying "Tá sé iontach" would be exactly like saying "I didn't went to the pub". It's definitely intelligible, but that's just not how it's done! |
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Seosamh Mac Muirí
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 04:16 am: |
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Braith an abha sula raghair ina cuilithe a Fhear na mBróg. Glac go réidh le tuairim a dhéanamh den bharúil.
Is é an leagan gan an réamhfhocal 'go' an ceann stairiúil agus tharla go bhfuil sé rábach (féach gur roghnaíos 'go' a sheachaint sa chás so) ó thuaidh i gcónaí is fíre a rá go bhfuil gach éinne eile ar shiúl leis an ainchleachtadh, ainchleachtadh iar-Normannach más ceadmhach dom a rá, murar ar shiúl leis na péileacáin iad. Níl sé mórán céadta bliain ó shin ó bhí 'tá sin maith', 'tá sin iontach' le clos in gach cearn in Éirinn agus fágaim trácht ar Albain faoi dhuine éigin eile agaibh.
(Nodaim don eolach faoin bhfleiscín; seachain.) |
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Aonghus
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 04:18 am: |
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For the benefit of ....
The answer to your question is that both "tá sé iontach" and "tá sé go hiontach" are correct. |
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