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cóir

FEMININE NOUN

SYNONYM: ceart

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justice

equity

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cóir

ADJECTIVE

SYNONYM: ceart

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right

fair

just

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is cóir [rud]

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something is proper

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déanfaidh muid mar is cóir é

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we'll do it properly

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is cóir do [dhuine] [rud a dhéanamh]

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it is appropriate for [somebody] to [do something]

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ní cóir do na póilíní ceisteanna mar seo a chur orm

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it is not appropriate for the police to ask me such questions

Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms

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cóir

FEMININE NOUN

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GENITIVE SINGULAR

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córa

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NOMINATVE PLURAL

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córacha

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GENITIVE PLURAL

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córacha

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cóir

ADJECTIVE

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GRADED FORM

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córa

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PLURAL

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córa

Iontrálacha gaolmhara
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ba chóir

SYNONYM: ba cheart

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should

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ba chóir do [dhuine] [rud a dhéanamh]

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[somebody] should [do something]

obligation

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ba chóir dom imeacht anois

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I should leave now

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ba chóir dó bheith sa bhaile in áit bheith ag ól i dtithe tábhairne

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he should be at home instead of drinking in pubs

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ba chóir [rud a bheith amhlaidh]

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[something] should [be the case]

obligation

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ba chóir Gaeilge mhaith a bheith ag an té atá ag iarraidh poist ar Raidió na Gaeltachta

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anybody looking for a job in Raidió na Gaeltachta should speak good Irish

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ba chóir [go mbeadh rud amhlaidh]

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[something] should [be the case]

likelihood

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ba chóir go mbeadh sé sa bhaile anois nó d'fhág sé an teach seo uair an chloig ó shin

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he should be home by now for he left this house an hour ago

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ba chóir go mbeadh Gaeilge mhaith ag an té a chaith an oiread sin ama sa Ghaeltacht

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anybody who spent so much time in the Gaeltacht should speak good Irish

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chóir a bheith

SYNONYM: beagnach

SYNONYM: nach mór

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almost

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tá sé chóir a bheith trí bliana d'aois

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he is almost tree years old

STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS

Is é cóir an 214ú focal is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge. Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 2,553 focal.

Cóir is the 214th most frequently used word in Irish. It occurs once in every 2,553 words.

Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples

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ba chóir achar de roinnt ciliméadar a fhágáil idir muileann gaoithe agus teach cónaithe

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you should leave a distance of several kilometers between a windmill and a residential house

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ba chóir é a ruaigeadh as an tír

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he should be expelled from the country

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ba chóir dóibh gach uile fhuinneog sa teach a dhúnadh

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they should close every single window in the house

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bhí mé idir idir dhá chomhairle ar chóir dom fanacht nó imeacht

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I didn't know whether I should stay or go

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ní raibh tuairim dá laghad orm cad ba chóir dom a dhéanamh, ach chuir sise comhairle mo leasa orm

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I had absolutely no idea what to do but she gave good advice

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Ba chóir duit bheith ag caint le do mhacasamhail féin eile.

Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976

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You should talk to people of your own social standing.

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Bhí mé idir dhá chomhairle ar chóir dom fanacht nó imeacht.

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I didn't know whether I should stay or go.

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