Pota Focal Intergaelic
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áth | fách | fáth- | foth | futh
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fáth
MASCULINE NOUN
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reason
cause
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
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fáth
MASCULINE NOUN
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GENITIVE SINGULAR
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fátha
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NOMINATVE PLURAL
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fáthanna
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GENITIVE PLURAL
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fáthanna
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
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cén fáth
SYNONYM: cad chuige
SYNONYM: tuige
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why
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cén fáth ar fhan tú chomh fada sin?
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why did you stay so long?
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cén fáth nach bhfuil a fhios agat?
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why do you not know?
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é fáth an 341ú focal is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge. Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 3,975 focal.
Fáth is the 341th most frequently used word in Irish. It occurs once in every 3,975 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
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cén fáth an t-athrú?
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why the change?
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a Dhia, cén fáth ar thréig tú mé?
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O God, why did you abandon me?
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Cén fáth?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Why?
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Is é fáth mo shuime sa cheist seo thar cheisteanna eile ná go mbaineann sí liom go pearsanta.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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The reason why I am interested in this question more than other questions is because it concerns me personally.
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Dar leis an ollamh, níl sé soiléir in aon chor cén fáth ar tharla sé.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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According to the professor, it is not at all clear why it happened.
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Má theip orthu, ní fios cén fáth.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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If they failed, it is not known why.
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Cén fáth an raibh deatach ag teacht ó dhá thaobh an fhoirgnimh?
'Beo!', beo.ie
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Why was smoke coming from both sides of the building?
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Agus le cois sin, dá mba bhuama é, cén fáth nár pléascadh gach taobh, seachas an dá thaobh amháin?
'Beo!', beo.ie
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And in addition to that, if it was a bomb, why didn't all sides explode, instead of just the two sides?
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Sin fáth mo chaointe.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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That's why I am crying.
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Tá grá agam do dhroichid, ach níorbh é seo fáth mo chuairte.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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I love bridges but this was not the reason of my visit.

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