Dictionary Entries

‘Sin iad na haingle cearta’, a dúirt sí, ‘a bhíonns baistithe agus a fhaghanns bás'

'Those are the real angels,’ said she, ‘ the ones who die after baptism'

Source Religion Life and Death Pronouns Reported Speech

‘Bhuel, sin iad na páistí’ a dúirt sí

'well those are the children' she said

Source demonstrative pronoun subject-verb agreement Indicative Reported Speech

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'

Source Clauses Direct Speech Past Tense Reported Speech

"Céard a mhoithigh tú?", a dúirt sí

"What did you hear?, she said

Source Interrogative Reported Speech Past Simple Curiosity

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".

Source Informal Expression Reported Speech Past Tense Reflective

bhí sé ráite go bhfeicthí iad ar mhodh ar bith.

it's said they were anyway.

Source Reported Speech Concession Past Tense Neutral