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The Daltaí Boards » Archive: 2005- » 2007 (May-June) » Archive through June 29, 2007 » More copula stuff « Previous Next »

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Pádraig
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Username: Pádraig

Post Number: 536
Registered: 09-2004


Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 11:53 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

I came across the following and a translation:

Cad is brí don fhocal sin? = What does that word mean?

I would have guessed the question should be: "cad é mar atá an bhrí don fhocal sin?" I also didn't think "cad" and "is" are used in tandem and to do so would be a redundancy.

Wazzup?

Go mba seacht bhfearr a bheas tú bliain ó inniu.

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Aonghus
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Post Number: 5732
Registered: 08-2004


Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 12:00 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

cad é mar atá an bhrí don fhocal sin? How is the meaning of that word (In the sense of how does it feel!)


I would have translated differently:
Cad is brí don fhocal sin what is the meaning of that word

alternatively:
Céard is brí don fhocal sin what is the meaning of that word


(Although I'd be far more likely to write "cén brí atá ag an focal sin")




cad [mír cheisteach]
cén rud, céard (cad é sin? cad deir sé? cad is ainm duit?).

cad chuige (cén fáth, cén chúis, cad ina thaobh, cad mar gheall ar (cad chuige ar bhuail tú é?)).
cad é mar (conas, cén chaoi (cad é mar tá tú?)).

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Lughaidh
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Username: Lughaidh

Post Number: 1732
Registered: 01-2005
Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 12:20 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Cad (Munster) = Céard (Connaught) = Cad é (Ulster) = what?

Conas (Munster) = Cén chaoi (Connaught) = Cad é mar (Ulster) = How?

Cad ina thaobh (Munster)= Cén fáth (Connaught) = Cad chuig(h)e (Ulster) = Why?

Learn Irish pronunciation here: www.phouka.com/gaelic/sounds/sounds.htm

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Róman
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Post Number: 870
Registered: 03-2006
Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 - 04:29 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Cad chuige is also used in Conamara (in form Tuige =(ca)d chuige) and Munster - at least in An Rinn. Go bhfios dom "cén fáth" is not very popular in any dialect.

Gaelainn na Mumhan abú!



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