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Sineadw
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Username: Sineadw
Post Number: 152
Registered: 06-2009
| | Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 - 11:17 am: |   
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Found this term in Dinneen which means 'indifferent' or 'apathetic' etc. Now I've done some googling to get the hang of it as I am trying to figure out why the 'liom' is there even if it is used about a third person, for example 'bhí seisean ar nós cuma liom' ; 'cáineann sí rialtas, atá dar léi, ar nós cuma liom faoin gcomhshaol agus faoin oidhreacht'.
so... how then do you say 'I didn't give a damn about it' using this phrase which would be stronger than simply saying 'is cuma liom'.
Would really appreciate any help on this as I'm finding it a little confusing. thanks so much. |
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Lughaidh
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Username: Lughaidh
Post Number: 3303
Registered: 01-2005
| | Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 - 11:36 am: |
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As far as I know you have to change "liom" to leat, leis, léithe etc according to the subject:
Rinn mé an obair ar nós cuma liom
Rinn tú an obair ar nós cuma leat
Rinn sé an obair ar nós cuma leis, etc
Learn Irish pronunciation here: http://loig.cheveau.ifrance.com/irish/irishsounds/irishsounds.html & http://fsii.gaeilge.org/
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Aonghus
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Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 9331
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 - 01:31 pm: |
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Ní hamhlaidh atá. Frása sioctha is ea "ar nós cuma liom", ní athraítear é. |
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Lughaidh
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Username: Lughaidh
Post Number: 3306
Registered: 01-2005
| | Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 - 03:55 pm: |
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Choinic mé "ar nós cuma leis" in áiteacha, áfach, chan cuimhneach liom cá háit ach tá mé cinnte fá dtaobh dó (agus cha rabh sé i dtéacs i nGaeilg Chlasaiseach!).
Learn Irish pronunciation here: http://loig.cheveau.ifrance.com/irish/irishsounds/irishsounds.html & http://fsii.gaeilge.org/
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Ardri
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Username: Ardri
Post Number: 76
Registered: 02-2007
| | Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 - 04:50 pm: |
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is cuma sa tsioc liom.
cuibheasach nimhneach, am basa!
Ó go n-ithe an diabhal thú!
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Lughaidh
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Username: Lughaidh
Post Number: 3308
Registered: 01-2005
| | Posted on Friday, December 11, 2009 - 07:34 pm: |
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Más cuma leat sa tsioc, cad chuighe ar scríobh tú posta anseo? Agus cad chuighe ar léigh tú an thread seo féin? :-)
Learn Irish pronunciation here: http://loig.cheveau.ifrance.com/irish/irishsounds/irishsounds.html & http://fsii.gaeilge.org/
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Taidhgín
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Username: Taidhgín
Post Number: 561
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 08:12 am: |
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Chuala mé nath ar Raidió na Gaeltachta uair: Bhí sé ina sheasamh ansin ag an gcoirnéal ar nós cuma liom cuma dhom!
.i. as if he didn't care and it didn't affect him. |
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Taidhgín
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Username: Taidhgín
Post Number: 562
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 08:19 am: |
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"I didn't give a damn about it" would be "Ba chuma sa tsioc liom faoi" which is more polite than "Ba chuma i dtí diabhail liom faoi".
I'm not sure of the origin of "i dtí diabhail" or even how to spell it. It is a common expletive and in a God-fearing community any reference to the Devil is taken seriously.
[i dtí? i dtigh? go dtí? = go dtaga an diabhal?]
In Irish the curses are religious: ar m'anam / upon my soul; in English sexual. |
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Aonghus
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Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 9332
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 09:12 am: |
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Tigh an Diabhail, i. Ifreann atá i gceist sílim. |
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Taidhgín
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Username: Taidhgín
Post Number: 563
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 03:59 pm: |
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Go raibh maith agat, Aonghuis. |
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Curiousfinn
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Username: Curiousfinn
Post Number: 336
Registered: 08-2008
| | Posted on Monday, December 14, 2009 - 09:30 pm: |
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Hmm... as ábhar...
"Go dtite an Diabhal leat!"
An oibríonn an abairt seo mar mallacht? Labhraítear "Piru sinut periköön!" i bhFionlainn ó am go ham, ceapaim gur aistriúchán ceart atá ann. Nó an bhfuil an mícheart agam athuair?
Tine, siúil liom!
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Aonghus
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Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 9342
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 05:20 am: |
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N'fheadar. Cén chiall a bhainfeá as? |
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Aonghus
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Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 9344
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 05:30 am: |
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Bheadh ciall ar leith le "Go dtite tú ag an Diabhal" (May you fall to the Devil('s share) |
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