Prepositions / Linking IV

Question 1

eadrainn

Answer 1

Between us

Question 2

eadraibh

Answer 2

Between y’all

Question 3

eatarthu

Answer 3

Between them

Question 4

ó bhun go barr

Answer 4

From top to bottom

barr: tip
bun: bottom

Question 5

um

Answer 5

About at / Around

Examples:

— um nóin (around/at noon)
— um Nollaig (around/at Christmas)
— Throid siad um an rí

Question 6

aon rud

Answer 6

Anything

Question 7

(sin/seo) nó _____

Answer 7

Either this/that or _____

Question 8

[noun] + amháin

Answer 8

One _____

e.g. Tá leabhar amháin agam

Question 9

i láthair

Answer 9

Present

Question 10

as láthair

Answer 10

Not present

Question 11

chómh luath is

Answer 11

As soon as

Question 12

sa mbaile

Answer 12

At home

Question 13

cur i gcás

Answer 13

Take, for example

Question 14

in éindí

Answer 14

Together

Question 15

i dtósach

Answer 15

In the beginning

Question 16

tar éis

Answer 16

After

Question 17

maidir le _____

Answer 17

Regarding _____

— maidir leis = regarding it
— maidir leo = regarding them

Question 18

ag baint le _____

Answer 18

Associated with _____

— ag baint leis = associated with it
— ag baint leo = associated with them

Question 19

(#) bliain d’aois

Answer 19

(#) years old
— e.g. Tá sé fiche bliain d’aois

Question 20

cé go / cé nach

Answer 20

Although (present)

Question 21

cé gur / cé nár

Answer 21

Although (past)

Question 22

cé go mbeidh / cé nach mbeidh

Answer 22

Although (future)

— e.g. Cé go mbeidh sé anseo, _____

Question 23

Más _____

Answer 23

If…is…

— e.g. Más fíor é sin, tá mé sásta
— e.g. Más é do thoil é

Question 24

in aice le

Answer 24

Beside / next to / near

— if before definite article: use leis
— (e.g. in aice leis an _____)

Question 25

ar eagla go / nach

Answer 25

For fear that / just in case

eagla = fear

Question 26

chomh fada is

Answer 26

As long as

— shortened version: chúns
— use with direct relative

Question 27

buailte le

Answer 27

Beside / close to

syn: in aice le

Question 28

d’fhonn + [VN]

Answer 28

In order to _____
— d’fhonn scríobh
— d’fhonn an úrscéal a scríobh

Question 29

mar sin féin

(“hayn”)

Answer 29

Nevertheless

Question 30

ar aon chaoi

Answer 30

Nevertheless / in any case

Question 31

b’fhéidir

Answer 31

Maybe

Question 32

cheanna

Answer 32

Already

Question 33

ais arís

Answer 33

Back again

Question 34

i mo thuairim

Answer 34

In my opinion

Question 35

ar ndóigh

Answer 35

Of course

Question 36

an chéad _____

Answer 36

The first _____

Question 37

ó shin

Answer 37

Ago

Question 38

an uair seo

Answer 38

This time

Question 39

nó (go/nach)

Answer 39

Until

Question 40

le linn

Answer 40

During

Question 41

faoi cheann

Answer 41

At the end of

Question 42

ar fud

Answer 42

Throughout

Question 43

cur ar bun

Answer 43

Set up

Question 44

an iomarca

Answer 44

Too much / too many

Question 45

san áireamh

Answer 45

Including / considering

(áireamh = VN of count)

Question 46

thar aon ní eile

Answer 46

Above all

Question 47

as a chéile

Answer 47

In a row / consecutively

Question 48

ar ball

Answer 48

In a while / a while ago

Question 49

ar fad

Answer 49

Completely / altogether / always

Question 50

arú + [unit of time]

Answer 50

The [unit of time] before / after

— e.g. arú inné
— e.g. arú amárach (day after tomorrow)
— e.g, arú anuraidh (year befor last)
— e.g. arú aréir (night before last)