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Esther
Member Username: Esther
Post Number: 12 Registered: 01-2006
| Posted on Monday, May 15, 2006 - 06:45 am: |
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Tá sé maith or Tá sé go maith? I have seen both done by native speakers, but I don't understand the difference. Can anyone help? |
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Róman
Member Username: Róman
Post Number: 255 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Monday, May 15, 2006 - 10:09 am: |
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I think it is "Tá sé go maith" in a careful speech. No "go" is needed when there is another modifier before "maith". Study these examples: Tá sé ana-mhaith. (=very) Tá sé ro-mhaith (=too) Tá sé iontach maith (=very, Dún na nGall) Le meas |
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Esther
Member Username: Esther
Post Number: 13 Registered: 01-2006
| Posted on Monday, May 15, 2006 - 05:04 pm: |
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THanks for your post Róman. Someone else told me today that if you say Tá sé maith, it is a condition something is in. If you say go maith, you give approval. Anyone else heard that explanation before? |
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Lughaidh
Member Username: Lughaidh
Post Number: 1315 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 - 11:50 am: |
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Basically, "go maith" is an adverb, and "maith" is an adjective. Go maith = well ; maith = good. Now, in Modern Irish the use of one or another depends on the dialect (you use much more "go" before predicative adjectives in Connemara than in Ulster, for example). In Connemara, you'd say "tá sin go deas", I think. In Ulster, people would say "tá sin deas". Tír Chonaill abú!
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Seán_bailey
Member Username: Seán_bailey
Post Number: 2 Registered: 05-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 04:25 pm: |
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According to the grammar rules there are 8 adjectives indicating subjective judgement (when not qualified by an adverb) that go with the particle 'go': go maith go breá go deas go dona go haoibhinn go hiontach go hálainn go holc I know both tá sé maith and tá sé go maith are used. I think it is basically a matter of in what part of Ireland you're in. An Tuaisceart Abú!
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