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§ 742. Translate into Irish
| dom | dhúm | to me |
| duit | dhit | to thee |
| dó | dhō | to him |
| dí | dhee | to her |
| dúinn | dhoo'-in | to us |
| diḃ | dheev | to ye |
| dóiḃ | dhō'-iv | to them |
The initial d is always aspirated, , except after d, t, l, s, n; as taḃair ḋó an t-airgead. In Munster, do (dhŭ) = to him. In Munster, the initial d is not aspirated after most consonants.
- They ought not have been working the mill today,
- They ought not to work (ní cóir ḋóiḃ ḃeiṫ ag obair.
- Should I (ar ċóir) have gone to Dublin yesterday?
- You shoudl not, it would have been better for your to go today or tomorrow, as there was wet weather (in it) yesterday, but we shall have fine weather now.
- Only for Cormac, I should have that horse.
- Give us today or bread.
- It is well for her, but it is not well for us.
- It is not worth our while to go up on the mountain now, the night is coming and there will be no light (in it).
note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English
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