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

[Féach] ar scannán / chlár

Answer 5

Watch a movie / TV show

e.g. Féachfaidh mé ar chlár
e.g. D’fhéachamar ar scannán

Question 6

ar siúl

Answer 6

Happening / going on

syn: ar bun

Question 7

faic

Answer 7

(with negative) Nothing

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

lit: (n) whack

Question 8

ina dhiadh sin

Answer 8

After that

Question 9

i lár

Answer 9

In the middle of

Question 10

in aghaidh

Answer 10

Against

Question 11

[éirigh] le

Answer 11

Succeeds

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

Question 12

de réir _____

Answer 12

According to _____

syn: dar [le]

Question 13

gan mórán achair

Answer 13

Shortly / before long

achar: distance / journey

Question 14

i dtrioblóid

Answer 14

In trouble

Question 15

i dtaobh

(“deev”)

Answer 15

About

syn: faoi

Question 16

cheal

Answer 16

For lack of

Question 17

gó fóill

Answer 17

Yet / still / for a while

Question 18

de réir a chéile

Answer 18

Gradually

Question 19

i gcomórtas le _____

Answer 19

In comparison with _____

syn: i compartáid le _____

Question 20

thar barr
thar cionn

Answer 20

Excellent

Question 21

trína chéile

Answer 21

Upset / confused

Question 22

a lán

Answer 22

A lot

Question 23

an tseachtain seo chugainn

Answer 23

Next week

Question 24

an tseachtain seo caite

Answer 24

Last week

Question 25

i + [possessive] + aonar

Answer 25

Alone

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

— Tá sí ina haonar (She is alone)

Question 26

i gceann + [period of time]

Answer 26

After [a period of time]

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

Question 27

is éigean _____

Answer 27

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 28

ag dul a chodladh

Answer 28

Going to sleep

Question 29

síos an tstráid

Answer 29

Down the street

Question 30

ceart go leor

Answer 30

Okay

syn: i gceart

Question 31

beagán

Answer 31

Little / a few / somewhat

— comes before noun; use genitive

— e.g. Níl ach beagán cairde aige
(He has only a few friends)

Question 32

don chéad uair

Answer 32

For the first time

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

Question 33

chun cinn

Answer 33

(Movement) forward / ahead

Question 34

níos mó ná

níos lú ná

Answer 34

More than / less than

Question 35

sár-_____

Answer 35

(Prefix) Ultra

(from “czar”)

Question 36

i gcoitinne

Answer 36

In general

— coitinne: generality

Question 37

go mór

Answer 37

Greatly / considerably

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

Question 38

an chéad leath
an dara leath

Answer 38

The first half / the second half

Question 39

i dtreo

Answer 39

— close to

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

Question 40

Cá háit _____?

Answer 40

Where (location)

— e.g. Cá háit a rugadh tú?

Question 41

go minic

Answer 41

Often

Question 42

anois is arís

Answer 42

Now and then

Question 43

i bhfad

Answer 43

)With a comparative) Much _____

— e.g. Tá sé i bhfad níos fearr
(It is much better)

— literally: far / for a long time

Question 44

i ngach áit

Answer 44

Everywhere

Question 45

ó shin

Answer 45

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 46

aon duine

Answer 46

No one

Question 47

roinnt + [noun]

Answer 47

Some _____

— e.g. roinnt airgid