Pota Focal Intergaelic
iar | iar- | iara | iarm | iaró
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iarfhocal iarla iarmhairt iarmhéid iarnáil iarnóin iarnród iarr iarracht iarraidh iarratas iarratasóir iarrthóir iarsma iarsmalann iarthar iartheachtach iarthuaisceart iasacht iasc iascach
iarr
VERB
ask
request
Iarr is about asking for things. To talk about asking for information, see fiafraigh or cuir ceist.
iarrann [A] [rud] ar [B]
[A] asks [B] for [something]
d'iarr gloine uisce ar an bhean
I asked the woman for a glass of water
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
iarr
VERB
PAST TENSE
d'iarr
PRESENT TENSE
iarrann
FUTURE TENSE
iarrfaidh
VERBAL NOUN
iarraidh
VERBAL ADJECTIVE
iarrtha
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é iarr an 119ú focal is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge. Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 1,540 focal.
Iarr is the 119th most frequently used word in Irish. It occurs once in every 1,540 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
tuilleadh eolais iarrtha againn
we have asked for more information
hiarr sin orm, bheinn in ann aige
don't ask me to do it, I wouldn't be able for it
An bhfuil sibh ag iarraidh tíocht?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
Do you want to come?
Táimid ag iarraidh bus a fháil ó Ghaillimh go Ros an Mhíl leis an mbád a fháil go hInis Mór.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
We want to get a bus from Galway to Ros an Mhíl to get the boat to Inis Mór.
Táimid ag iarraidh bus a fháil inniu, más féidir linn.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
We want to get a bus today, if we can.
ag iarraidh rud a leat.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
I am trying to say something to you.
Bhí siad ag iarraidh gan an t-ainmhí a ghoin sa cheann.
They were trying not to hurt the animal in the head.
D'fhéach go grinn ag iarraidh cor a fheiceáil, cor beag ar bith. An mise an t-aon neach beo anseo?
Alan Titley: Gluaiseacht, An Gúm, 2009
I looked closely to see if anything was moving, anything at all. Am I the only living creature here?
Níor ceadaíodh ach correitilt sa tír go ceann seachtaine eile agus, ar ndóigh, ba bheag duine a bhí ag iarraidh eitilt ach oiread.
'Beo!', beo.ie
For a whole week, flights were grounded in the country with only occasional exceptions and, of course, hardly anybody even wanted to fly.
Thuigfeá d'éinne nach mbeadh ag iarraidh feannadh den chineál sin a tharraingt orthu féin.
'Beo!', beo.ie
You would understand why someone does not want to undergo that kind of skin stripping [ie. extreme criticism].
Seans gur fearr a fhóireann seirbhís mhicreabhlagála chineál don duine gnóthach atá ag iarraidh tuairimí a nochtadh.
'Beo!', beo.ie
A microblogging service of its kind [ie Twitter] is probably better suited to a busy person who wants to share his opinions.
A dh'iarraidh mná nach raibh toil aici do.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
Pursuing a woman who didn't fancy him.
hiarr sin orm, bhéinn in ann aige.
Don't ask me to do it, I wouldn't be able for it.
Ach ag iarraidh geansaí le cochall a cheannacht le rud eicínt scríofa i nGaeilge air, is é An Spailpín Fánach an áit is fearr le dul ag siopadóireacht.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
But if you are attempting to buy a pullover with a hood with something written in Irish on it, An Spailpín Fánach is the best place to go shopping.
ag iarraidh ort seasamh liom ar mo phósta.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
I am asking you to be my bridesmaid.