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Thóig sé a cheann He raised his head Body Language Action Past Tense Neutral
agus tharraing sé srann, and gave [lit: pulled] a snort Verb Phrases Animal Sounds Past Tense Indicative
bhí sé scuabtha léithi. he was swept away by [lit: with] her Romance Passive Voice Past Tense Emotion
bhí sé ráite go bhfeicthí iad ar mhodh ar bith. it's said they were anyway. Reported Speech Concession Past Tense Neutral
Agus mhoithigh mé fear amháin ag insean scéal faoi—seanfhear a bhí ann. And I heard one man, telling a story about it - an old man it was. Narration Past Tense Personal Anecdote Reflective
D'éirigh sé ar maidin, deireadh oíche he got up in the morning, very early [lit: the end of the night] Time Expressions Routine Activities Past Tense Neutral
ní raibh aon am an uair sin le fáil, uaireadóir ar bith, ar ndóiche, the time wasn't available, there were no watches, like Time Absence Past Tense Neutral
ní raibh cineál am ar bith ann ach an ghrian agus an ghealach there was no kind of time at all, except the sun and the moon Time Concepts Astronomical Bodies Past Tense Reflective
Agus ar áit na bonn nuair a chaith sé amach an t-uisce ins an doras And the moment he threw the water out the door, Temporal Sequence Actions Past Tense Narrative
agus thosaigh siad ag gártháil. and started shouting Verb Phrase Action Past Tense Aggressive
Chonaic sé ag imeacht iad mar a bheadh cnap míoltóga ón teach he saw them disappear, as would a swarm of midges, from the house Observation Simile Past Tense Narrative
Á bhail,” a dúirt sé, “tá rud cluinstes anocht agam nár mhoithigh mé ariamh "O well", he said, "I head something tonight that I never hear before". Informal Expression Reported Speech Past Tense Reflective
Chaith mé amach an t-uisce broghach a bhí fágtha thíos sa gcanna agat ó oíche,’ a dúirt sé ‘amach ar an gcnoc' I threw out the dirty water that you left in the can last night’ he said ‘out on the hill' Clauses Direct Speech Past Tense Reported Speech
"agus d'éirigh an slua meáin pháistí amach ón doras.” "and a crowd of halfling children rose up outside the door" Fantasy Creatures action/events Past Tense Neutral
fado ó shin, nuair a bhí tú ag fá suas. a long time ago, when you were growing up. Time Expression Personal Growth Past Tense Nostalgic