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