Prepositions / Linking V

Question 1

suas go [#]

Answer 1

Up to [#]

Question 2

Murach _____

Answer 2

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

Question 3

laistigh de _____

Answer 3

Inside of _____

— syn: istigh

Question 4

i mbliana

Answer 4

This year

Question 5

le déanaí

Answer 5

Recent

Question 6

le chéile

Answer 6

Together

Question 7

lá breithe

Answer 7

Birthday

— syn: breithlá

Question 8

ar nós

Answer 8

Just like / in the manner of

Question 9

arsa

(“ur-suh”)

Answer 9

(Quoting direct speech)

Said / Says

— e.g. “Tá mé go maith,” arsa mise
— usually used with emphatic

Question 10

[tit] a codladh

[fan] i dhúiseacht

Answer 10

Fell asleep
— e.g. Thit a codladh ar Seán

Stay awake
— e.g. D’fhan Seán ina dúiseacht

Question 11

cur i gcás féin go/nach _____

Answer 11

Even supposing that _____

Question 12

faoi shúil an / na

Answer 12

Under the eye of

— faoi shúil aireach an / na
(Under the watchful eye of)

Question 13

dóigh [le]

Answer 13

Suppose that

Question 14

araon

Answer 14

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)

Question 15

mar bhí _____

Answer 15

As was _____

Question 16

abhus

Answer 16

Here (pointing to a place)

— e.g. abhus anseo (over here)

Question 17

a dó nó trí d’uaireanta

Answer 17

Two or three times

Question 18

buail faoi

Answer 18

Strike against

Question 19

How to express “sitting down”?

Answer 19

i + [possessive] + shuí

— e.g. Tá mé i mo shuí
— e.g. Tá sé ina shuí

Question 20

ar chúl

Answer 20

Behind / in back of

Question 21

Fiú _____

Answer 21

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)

Question 22

Gabhaim orm go / nach _____

Answer 22

I’ll warrant that _____