Prepositions/Linking

Question 1

i gcéin

Answer 1

In the distance

Question 2

ag cur caoi ar _____

Answer 2

Fixing / tidying

Question 3

Ní móide (go/nach)

Answer 3

It is unlikely that

Question 4

ar chúla

Answer 4

Behind / at the rear of

Question 5

dháiríre

Answer 5

In earnest / seriously

Question 6

ar siúl

Answer 6

Going on / afoot

syn: ar bun

Question 7

B’éigean

Answer 7

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)

Question 8

ar feadh tamaill

Answer 8

for a while

(tamall = a while, a spell)

Question 9

taobh thiar

(“teev”)

Answer 9

Behind

Question 10

ar son

Answer 10

For the sake of /
On behalf of

Question 11

i gcomhar le

Answer 11

In collaboration with

Question 12

[tar] ar cuairt

Answer 12

Go visiting

Question 13

mar gheall ar

Answer 13

Because of

Question 14

arú inné

Answer 14

Day before yesterday

Question 15

rud beag

Answer 15

Somewhat

Question 16

ar saoire

Answer 16

On vacation

Question 17

ag cur eolas

Answer 17

Getting to know

Question 18

in ann + (VN)

Answer 18

Able to _____

Question 19

Maidir leis ____

Answer 19

Regarding _____

Question 20

…aithne a chur a dhaoine

Answer 20

To get to know people

Question 21

a chéile

Answer 21

Each other

Question 22

amach is amach

Answer 22

Completely / extremely

Question 23

ar fhad

Answer 23

In length

Question 24

ar leithead

Answer 24

In width

Question 25

tugaim faoi deara

Answer 25

I notice

Question 26

chomh _____ agus is féidir

Answer 26

As (Adj.) as possible

Question 27

chomh _____ céanna

Answer 27

Just as (Adj.)

Question 28

chomh _____ le _____

Answer 28

Just as (Adj.) as _____

Question 29

ar éigean

Answer 29

Barely

Question 30

chomh _____ is a bhíodh sé

Answer 30

As (adj) as it used to be

Question 31

ag cur fola

Answer 31

Bleeding

Question 32

ag cur snachta

Answer 32

Snowing

Question 33

ag cur báistí

Answer 33

Raining

Question 34

fadhb ar bith

Answer 34

No problem

Question 35

fós

Answer 35

Yet / still

Question 36

ar lóistín

Answer 36

In lodgings

Question 37

i gceist

Answer 37

In question

Question 38

go deimhim

Answer 38

Indeed

Question 39

ar feadh _____

(fah)

Answer 39

For (duration — past/future)

(e.g. D’fhan mé ar feadh trí lá)

Question 40

ar a laghad

Answer 40

At least

Question 41

i measc

Answer 41

Among

Question 42

ach a oiread

Answer 42

Either

Question 43

mar sin

Answer 43

So / like that

Question 44

le (period of time)

Answer 44

For (a period of time — ongoing)

Question 45

ar aghaidh

Answer 45

Ahead

Question 46

os cíonn

Answer 46

Above

— when above something, can use pronoun
— e.g. os mo chíonn (above me)
— e.g. os ár gcíonn (above us)

Question 47

sa chaoi go / nach

Answer 47

So that / in order that

Question 48

le seachtain / mí / bliain anuas

Answer 48

For a week (year/month) now

Question 49

chúns

Answer 49

As long as

— shortened version of chomh fada is
— use with direct relative

Question 50

[#]ú

Answer 50

e.g. 8ú — the eighth