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The Daltaí Boards » Archive: 2005- » 2009 (September-October) » Archive through September 08, 2009 » Use of the word "ach" ?? « Previous Next »

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Acco
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Username: Acco

Post Number: 34
Registered: 04-2009
Posted on Thursday, September 03, 2009 - 01:48 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

I have seen in places expressions den chineál seo mar shampla:

Ach an teilifís a chur ar siúl, is féidir leat an cluiche a fheiceáil.

All you have to do to watch the match is to turn on the TV.

An bhfuil sé sin ceart?

Could you give me more examples in this vein le mo thuiscint a dhaingniú?

GRMA.

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Aonghus
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Username: Aonghus

Post Number: 8762
Registered: 08-2004


Posted on Thursday, September 03, 2009 - 05:00 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

It's hard to english it!

Possibly "Once" would fit

Once the TV has been turned on, you can watch the match.

Ceannóidh mé an leabhar sin, ach a mbeidh an t-airgead chuige agam.

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Lars
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Username: Lars

Post Number: 418
Registered: 08-2005
Posted on Thursday, September 03, 2009 - 05:39 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Either temporal ("when", "as soon as") or conditional ("if", "provided that"), etc.
If you turn on the TV you can watch the match.

Lars

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Lughaidh
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Username: Lughaidh

Post Number: 3164
Registered: 01-2005


Posted on Thursday, September 03, 2009 - 07:08 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

You can also say

Cheannóchainn an leabhar sin, ach airgead a bheith agam
= Cheannóchainn an leabhar sin, dá mbeadh airgead agam

Learn Irish pronunciation here: http://loig.cheveau.ifrance.com/irish/irishsounds/irishsounds.html & http://fsii.gaeilge.org/

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Breandán
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Username: Breandán

Post Number: 300
Registered: 12-2008


Posted on Friday, September 04, 2009 - 04:19 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

You can also think of it as "if only", as in "if only the television were turned on", "if only I had the money."

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Aonghus
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Username: Aonghus

Post Number: 8765
Registered: 08-2004


Posted on Friday, September 04, 2009 - 04:39 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Ach, ochón, ach is casta í an Ghaeilge!

Maybe FB can help.

ach [cónasc][réamhfhocal]
(déan é ach ná caith an lá leis); taobh amuigh de (ní raibh ann ach an triúr againn; níl ann ach go n-aithním é; ach amháin mé féin); ar acht go (tá sé blasta ach salann a chur air); chomh luath is (ach mise greim a fháil air); murach (ach grásta Dé).

Agus is féidir é chuir sa Phota freisin

http://www.potafocal.com/Search.aspx?Text=ach



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