Prepositions/Linking Flashcards
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i gcéin
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In the distance / far away
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ag cur caoi ar _____
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Fixing / tidying
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Ní móide (go/nach)
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It is unlikely that
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ar chúl
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Behind / at the rear of
— syn: taobh thiar
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dháiríre
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In earnest / seriously
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ar siúl
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Going on / afoot
syn: ar bun
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B’éigean
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It was necessary / It would be necessary
— use [do] to render subject
— e.g. B’éigean dom é scríobh (I had to write it)
No subject:
— B’éigean dul ann (It was necessary to go there)
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ar feadh tamaill
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for a while
(tamall = a while, a spell)
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taobh thiar de
(“teev”)
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Behind
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ar son
A
For the sake of /
On behalf of
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i gcomhar le
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In collaboration with
12
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[tar] ar cuairt
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Go visiting
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mar gheall ar
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Because of
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arú inné
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Day before yesterday
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rud beag
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Somewhat
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ar saoire
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On vacation
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ag cur eolas
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Getting to know
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in ann + (VN)
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Able to _____
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…aithne a chur a dhaoine
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To get to know people
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a chéile
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Each other
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amach is amach
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Completely / extremely
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ar fhad
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In length
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ar leithead
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In width
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[tabhairt] faoi deara
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Take notice of
— e.g. Tugaim faoi deara _____
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chomh _____ agus is féidir
As (Adj.) as possible
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chomh _____ céanna
Just as (Adj.)
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chomh _____ le _____
Just as (Adj.) as _____
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ar éigean
Barely
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chomh _____ is a bhíodh sé
As (adj) as it used to be
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ag cur fola
Bleeding
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ag cur snachta
Snowing
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ag cur báistí
Raining
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fadhb ar bith
No problem
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fós
Yet / still
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ar lóistín
In lodgings
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i gceist
In question
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go deimhim
Indeed
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**ar feadh _____**
(fah)
**For (duration — past/future)**
(e.g. D’fhan mé ar feadh trí lá)
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ar a laghad
At least
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i measc
Among
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ach a oiread
Either
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mar sin
So / like that
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le (period of time)
For (a period of time — ongoing)
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ar aghaidh
Ahead
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os cíonn
**Above**
— when above something, can use pronoun
— e.g. os mo chíonn (above me)
— e.g. os ár gcíonn (above us)
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sa chaoi go / nach
So that / in order that
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le seachtain / mí / bliain anuas
For a week (year/month) now
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chúns
**As long as**
— shortened version of **chomh fada is**
— use with direct relative
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[#]ú
e.g. 8ú — the eighth
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ar mhaithe le _____
For the sake of _____
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sa / san
**In the**
— contraction: i + an
— triggers lenition
— (fem. nouns) changes initial “s” to “ts”
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sna
**(Contraction) i + na**
— triggers h-prosthesis
— e.g. Tá sí ina cónaí sna hIndiacha Thiar
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ina
(Contraction) i + a
**Usage: IN HIS**
— triggers lenition
— e.g. ina phóca
**Usage: IN HERS**
— triggers h-prosthesis
— e.g. ina háit
**USAGE: IN THEIRS**
— triggers eclipsis
— e.g. ina dteach
**USAGE: IN WHICH**
— triggers eclipsis
— e.g. ina bhfuil sé (in which he is)
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inár
**in our**
(Contraction)
i + ár
— triggers eclipsis
— e.g. Tá duine inár dteach
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den
**(Contraction) de + an**
— from the / of the
— triggers lenition except d / s / t
— e.g. Fuair sé bás den ocras
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**dá**
(contraction)
**(Contraction) de + á**
**USAGE: from his / from its**
— triggers lenition
**USAGE: from hers**
— triggers h-prosthesis
**USAGE: from theirs**
— triggers eclipsis
**USAGE: from which**
— triggers eclipsis
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dár
(Contraction)
**de + ár — from us**
**do + ár — to / for us**
— triggers eclipsis
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faoin
(Contraction)
**About the (singular)**
**Under the (singular)**
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faoina
(Contraction)
**About his / her / their**
**Under his / her / their**
**About / under which (present)**
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faoinár
(Contraction)
**About our**
**Under our**
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lena
(Contraction)
**With his / her / their**
**With which (present)**
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lenár
(Contraction)
**With our**
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ón
(Contraction)
**From / since the (singular)**
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óna
(Contraction)
**From / since his / her / theirs**
**From / since which (present)**
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ónar
(Contraction)
**From / since our**
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Murach _____
**If not for _____**
— e.g. murach an bháisteach ― were it not for the rain
—e.g. murach eisean ― had it not been for him
— e.g. murach go n-aithním iad ― only that I recognize them
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i mbliana
This year
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le chéile
Together
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le déanaí
Recent
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ar nós
Just like / in the manner of
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mar bhí _____
As was _____
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áfach
**However**
(But never first word of sentence)
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eadrainn
(Contraction)
**Between us**
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eadraibh
(Contraction)
**Between y’all**
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eatarthu
(Contraction)
**Between them**
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aon rud
Anything
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maidir le
**Regarding _____**
— maidir leis = regarding it
— maidir leo = regarding them
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cé go / cé nach
**Although**
(Present)
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cé gur / cé nár
**Although**
(Past)
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cé go mbeidh / cé nach mbeidh
Although (future)
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cé go mbeadh / cé nach mbeadh
**Although** (conditional)
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go fóill
Yet / still / for a while
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chomh luath is _____
As soon as _____
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in aice le
**Beside / next to / near**
— if before definite article: use **leis**
— (e.g. in aice leis an _____)
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Más _____
**If…is…**
— e.g. Más fíor é sin, tá mé sásta
— e.g. Más é do thoil é
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chomh fada is
**As long as**
— shortened version: **chúns**
— use with direct relative
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d’fhonn + [verb]
**In order to _____**
— d’fhonn scríobh
— d’fhonn an úrscéal a scríobh
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**mar sin féin**
(“hayn”)
Nevertheless
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b’fhéidir
Maybe
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ar ndóigh
Of course
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le linn
During
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ar fud
Throughout
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ar fad
Completely / entirely / altogether / always
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san áireamh
**Including / considering**
(áireamh = VN of count)
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tar éis
After
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araon
**Both**
— after a pronoun or noun governed by a possessive determiner
— e.g. sinn araon (both of us)
— e.g. bhur dteach araon (you two’s house)
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Fiú _____
**Even _____**
— **e.g. Fiú (amháin) dá / má / mura**
(Even if)
—**Fiú agus**
(Even with)
—**Fiú go sula raibh (sé)**
(Even before he was)
—**Fiú go**
(Even — adv)
—**Fiú fós**
(Even still)
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in aghaidh
Against
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de cheal _____
**For lack of _____**
— use genitive
— e.g. de cheal eolais
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mar bhaill [de]
As part of
