Prepositions/Linking III Flashcards
tintreach agus toirneach
Thunder and lightning
ag obair mar _____
Working as a _____
scríofa ag ____
Written by _____
Comhghairdeas le _____
Congratulations to _____
— e.g. Comhghairdeas le Bundee
— e.g. Comhghairdeas leis
faic
(With negative) Nothing
— e.g. Níl aon faic air
(There is nothing wrong with him)
lit: (n) whack
ina dhiadh sin
After that
i lár
In the middle of
[éirigh] le
Succeeds
— e.g. Éiríonn leis
— e.g. D’éirigh liom
de réir _____
According to _____
syn: dar [le]
gan mórán achair
Shortly / before long
achar: distance / journey
i dtrioblóid
In trouble
i dtaobh
(“deev”)
About
syn: faoi
de réir a chéile
Gradually
i gcomórtas le _____
In comparison with _____
syn: i compartáid le _____
thar barr
thar cionn
Excellent
trína chéile
Upset / confused
a lán
A lot
an tseachtain seo chugainn
Next week
an tseachtain seo caite
Last week
i + [possessive] + aonar
Alone
— Rinne mé i m’aonar é (I did it myself)
— Tá sí ina haonar (She is alone)
i gceann + [period of time]
After [a period of time]
— e.g. i gceann tamaill, d’ith sé (After a while, he ate)
Is éigean _____
It is necessary _____
— to render subject, use [do]
— e.g. Is éigean dí é a scríobh (It is necessary for her to write it)
No subject:
— Is éigean dul ann (It is necessary to go there)
ag dul a chodladh
Going to sleep
síos an tstráid
Down the street
ceart go leor
Okay
beagán
Little / a few / somewhat
— comes before noun; use genitive
— e.g. Níl ach beagán cairde aige
(He has only a few friends)
don chéad uair
For the first time
don chéad uair ó [year]
— for the first time since [year]
chun cinn
(Movement) forward / ahead
níos mó ná
níos lú ná
More than / less than
sár-_____
(Prefix) Ultra
(from “czar”)
i gcoitinne
In general
— coitinne: generality
go mór
Greatly / considerably
— e.g. D’athraigh siad go mór
(They have changed considerably)
an chéad leath
an dara leath
The first half / the second half
i dtreo
Close to
Also used to express “-wards”
— e.g. i dtreo na talún (landwards)
— e.g. i dtreo na farraige (seawards)
Cá háit _____?
Where (location)
— e.g. Cá háit a rugadh tú?
go minic
Often
anois is arís
Now and then
i bhfad
(With a comparative) Much _____
— e.g. Tá sé i bhfad níos fearr
(It is much better)
— literally: far / for a long time
i ngach áit
Everywhere
ó shin
SINCE / SINCE THEN
— e.g. Níor ól sé ó shin
(He hasn’t drank ever since)
(He hasn’t drank ever since then)
AGO
— e.g. D’imir sé cúig bliana ó shin
(He played five years ago)
aon duine
No one
roinnt + [noun]
Some _____
— e.g. roinnt airgid
Más mian leat
If you want
— can add VN to end
— e.g. más mian leat imeacht
oiread agus is mian leat
As much as you want
ag an am céanna
At the same time
ar bun
Happening / going on
syn: ar siúl
Caithfidh [sé] gur _____
[He] must have _____
— e.g. Caithfidh sé gur imigh an traein air
(He must have missed his train)
[cur] ar ceal
Cancel
mar chuid [de] _____
As part of _____
— e.g. mar chuid den tionscamh
(As part of the project)
i ngéibheann
Imprisoned / in bondage
