Cén chaoi a ndéaranns tú "It's called......., That's called......." as Gaeilge? "What is that? It's called a "dingleberry". "What do you call that?" "What is that called?"

"'Dingleberry' a tugtar air," ceapaim.

--Al Evans

It's called jam.

Subh a dtugtar air.
Subh a thugtar air.


You don't use the actual verb "glaoigh". This is where you would:

He called his father.
Ghlaoigh sé ar a athair.

He called him an idiot.
Ghlaoigh sé amadán air.


What is that?
Cad é sin?

It's called a "dingleberry".
"Dingleberry" a dtugtar air.
"Dingleberry" a thugtar air.


What do you call that? What is that called?
Cad a dtugtar air sin?

What's the difference between "dtugtar" and "thugtar"? Or can you use either?

Bhfuel, féach air seo a leanas:


Is é sin an buachaill a bhuaileann Seán.

Is é sin an buachaill a mbuaileann Seán.
Is é sin an buachaill go mbuaileann Seán.


That's the boy that hits John.

That's the boy that John hits.


From that, you'd presume:

Subh a dtugtar air.

But there's no ambiguity at all in saying:

Subh a thugtar air.

because there's no person to do the action in anyway.


Still, I myself would say "Subh a dtugtar air", but you still definitely would hear and read "Subh a thugtar air". I'm not a fluent nor a native speaker so I wouldn't be able to tell you why.