Pota Focal Intergaelic
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a á ab abair abairt ábalta ábaltacht abar abhac abhaile abhainn ábhar ábhartha abhcóide abhlann
á
being done
[rud] á [dhéanamh]
[something] is [being done]
teach nua á thógáil anseo
a new house is being built here
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
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á úsáid
being used
in use
bhí an teach seo á úsáid mar theach cúirte
this house was being used as a courthouse
bhí an Ghaeilge á húsáid acu mar theanga rúnda
they were using Irish as a secret language
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Is é á an 687ú focal is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge. Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 8,052 focal.
Á is the 687th most frequently used word in Irish. It occurs once in every 8,052 words.
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oíche amháin mhothaigh go raibh á thachtadh agus thit ina chnap ar an urlár
one night he felt he was choking and fell in a heap on the floor
teanga mharbh í nach mbíonn á labhairt ach seanduine thall is abhus
it is a dead language spoken only by a few old people here and there
daoine á n-adhlacadh sa reilig sin le míle bliain
people have been being buried in the cemetery for a thousand years
siad á n-adhradh ag an bpobal inniu ach déanfar dearmad glan orthu amárach
people worship them today but they will be all fogotten tomorrow
córas nua á bheartú acu
they are planning a new system
an brabús á charnadh
the profit is accumulating
"Ceathrú Gaeltachta" á beartú i mBéal Feirste
a "Gaeltacht Quarter" is being planned in Belfast
teach á ligean ar cíos i lár na cathrach
a house is available for rent in city centre
airgead mór á íoc le scéimeanna cultúrtha gach bliain
big money is being paid to cultural schemes each year
teach á ligint ar cíos i lár na cathrach.
A house is available for rent in city centre.
á shlogadh!
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
Don't gulp it down!
Bhí na spiairí á bhfaire le tamall.
'Beo!', beo.ie
The spies were being observed for a long time.
Is cosúil go raibh na hionsaithe seo á mbeartú ag saighdiúirí Osama Bin Laden le cúpla bliain.
'Beo!', beo.ie
The attacks were apparently being planned by Osama Bin Laden's soldiers for several years.
Bhíodh raon fairsing ábhair faoi chaibidil iontu agus tuairimí á nochtadh faoi achan rud faoin spéir.
'Beo!', beo.ie
They [ie. blogs] were dealing with a wide range of topics and giving opinions on everything under the sun.
raibh a bhean marbh ach cupla go rabhathas á i modh rúin go raibh ag smaoineamh ar cheann eile a tharraingt air.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
His wife was only dead for a couple of days when people started saying in secret that he was thinking of helping himself to a new one.
Táthar á chur sin air, cibé acu fíor bréag an scéal.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
That's what they say about him, be it true or false.
B'fhéidir nach mbeadh mar seo [an teaghlach á cur as seilbh] da mbíodh féin níos tábhachtaí.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
Maybe things wouldn't be like this [the family being evicted] if had been more economical/thrifty.
Bhí a chár á ghreadadh ar a chéile le fuacht.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
His teeth were chattering from cold.
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