Prepositions/Linking III

Question 1

tintreach agus toirneach

Answer 1

Thunder and lightning

Question 2

ag obair mar _____

Answer 2

Working as a _____

Question 3

scríofa ag ____

Answer 3

Written by _____

Question 4

Comhghairdeas le _____

Answer 4

Congratulations to _____

— e.g. Comhghairdeas le Bundee
— e.g. Comhghairdeas leis

Question 5

faic

Answer 5

(With negative) Nothing

— e.g. Níl aon faic air
(There is nothing wrong with him)

lit: (n) whack

Question 6

ina dhiadh sin

Answer 6

After that

Question 7

i lár

Answer 7

In the middle of

Question 8

[éirigh] le

Answer 8

Succeeds

— e.g. Éiríonn leis
— e.g. D’éirigh liom

Question 9

de réir _____

Answer 9

According to _____

syn: dar [le]

Question 10

gan mórán achair

Answer 10

Shortly / before long

achar: distance / journey

Question 11

i dtrioblóid

Answer 11

In trouble

Question 12

i dtaobh

(“deev”)

Answer 12

About

syn: faoi

Question 13

de réir a chéile

Answer 13

Gradually

Question 14

i gcomórtas le _____

Answer 14

In comparison with _____

syn: i compartáid le _____

Question 15

thar barr
thar cionn

Answer 15

Excellent

Question 16

trína chéile

Answer 16

Upset / confused

Question 17

a lán

Answer 17

A lot

Question 18

an tseachtain seo chugainn

Answer 18

Next week

Question 19

an tseachtain seo caite

Answer 19

Last week

Question 20

i + [possessive] + aonar

Answer 20

Alone

— Rinne mé i m’aonar é (I did it myself)

— Tá sí ina haonar (She is alone)

Question 21

i gceann + [period of time]

Answer 21

After [a period of time]

— e.g. i gceann tamaill, d’ith sé (After a while, he ate)

Question 22

Is éigean _____

Answer 22

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)

Question 23

ag dul a chodladh

Answer 23

Going to sleep

Question 24

síos an tstráid

Answer 24

Down the street

Question 25

ceart go leor

Answer 25

Okay

Question 26

beagán

Answer 26

**Little / a few / somewhat** — comes before noun; use genitive — e.g. Níl ach beagán cairde aige (He has only a few friends)

Question 27

don chéad uair

Answer 27

**For the first time** don chéad uair ó [year] — for the first time since [year]

Question 28

chun cinn

Answer 28

(Movement) forward / ahead

Question 29

níos mó ná níos lú ná

Answer 29

More than / less than

Question 30

sár-_____

Answer 30

**(Prefix) Ultra** (from “czar”)

Question 31

i gcoitinne

Answer 31

**In general** — coitinne: generality

Question 32

go mór

Answer 32

**Greatly / considerably** — e.g. D’athraigh siad go mór (They have changed considerably)

Question 33

an chéad leath an dara leath

Answer 33

The first half / the second half

Question 34

i dtreo

Answer 34

**Close to** **Also used to express “-wards”** — e.g. i dtreo na talún (landwards) — e.g. i dtreo na farraige (seawards)

Question 35

Cá háit _____?

Answer 35

**Where (location)** — e.g. Cá háit a rugadh tú?

Question 36

go minic

Answer 36

Often

Question 37

anois is arís

Answer 37

Now and then

Question 38

i bhfad

Answer 38

**(With a comparative) Much _____** — e.g. Tá sé i bhfad níos fearr (It is much better) — literally: far / for a long time

Question 39

i ngach áit

Answer 39

Everywhere

Question 40

ó shin

Answer 40

**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)

Question 41

aon duine

Answer 41

No one

Question 42

roinnt + [noun]

Answer 42

**Some _____** — e.g. roinnt airgid

Question 43

Más mian leat

Answer 43

**If you want** — can add VN to end — e.g. más mian leat imeacht

Question 44

oiread agus is mian leat

Answer 44

As much as you want

Question 45

ag an am céanna

Answer 45

At the same time

Question 46

ar bun

Answer 46

**Happening / going on** syn: ar siúl

Question 47

Caithfidh [sé] gur _____

Answer 47

**[He] must have _____** — e.g. Caithfidh sé gur imigh an traein air (He must have missed his train)

Question 48

[cur] ar ceal

Answer 48

Cancel

Question 49

mar chuid [de] _____

Answer 49

**As part of _____** — e.g. mar chuid den tionscamh (As part of the project)

Question 50

i ngéibheann

Answer 50

Imprisoned / in bondage