Author |
Message |
Antoin O h Amhrain (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From:
| Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 03:48 am: |
|
Im currently learning irish with a book "progress in Irish" by Mairead Ni Ghrada. Its a great book but unfortunately it doesnt give answers to the lessons. So i have a technical query. 'ARE YOU FINISHED WITH YOUR CUP?' 1. an bhfuil croichnaithe do chupan leat? 2. an bhfuil leat croichnaithe do chupan? 3. an bhfuil do chupan croichnaithe leat/agat? Are any of these correct? please excuse the lack of fadas!! |
|
Aonghus
Member Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 66 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 04:13 am: |
|
|An bhfuil críochnaithe | | | agat | | | le do chupán! | |
Verb | Subject (you) | Object (the cup) |
|
|
Seamás_macgabhann
Member Username: Seamás_macgabhann
Post Number: 6 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 09:03 am: |
|
I have this book. It's very helpful. |
|
Canuck (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From:
| Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 11:04 am: |
|
|
|
Fear_na_mbróg
Member Username: Fear_na_mbróg
Post Number: 21 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 02:37 pm: |
|
I myself would translate: Are you finished with your cup? as: An bhfuil tú críochnaithe le do chupán? |
|
Aonghus
Member Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 70 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Friday, August 27, 2004 - 04:06 am: |
|
This is the same problem as in English: does one say a) "are you finished" or b) "have you finished" I prefer b). |
|
(Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From:
| Posted on Friday, August 27, 2004 - 08:47 am: |
|
THANX, CANUCK. THIS WILL ANSWER A LOT OF MY QUERIES. But back to my orginal query. It was at lesson 19 that i encountered this problem.Although the sentence in not in the actual lesson it is based on these sentence structures. So is there any rule for sentence structure because i am getting different versions which also seem to conlict with the book. I think essentially the placing of the 'with' in the sentence is causing me the most problems. do you use 'le' or 'leat'. Go raibh maith agaibh, Antoin |
|
Aonghus
Member Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 73 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Friday, August 27, 2004 - 11:35 am: |
|
leat = with you le = with |
|