Irish Word a Day - Oráiste - Orange (fruit)

oráiste

orange

With Article (Singular)

an t-oráiste
the orange

Example Sentence

Thug Seán oráiste do Mháire
Seán gave Maire an orange.

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Posted Mar 18 2014

Comments

faberm wrote re: Irish Word a Day - Oráiste - Orange (fruit)
on Wed, Mar 24 2010 7:15

Thug Seán oraiste dom.

Dale D wrote re: Irish Word a Day - Oráiste - Orange (fruit)
on Mon, Mar 19 2012 20:40

Could this translation follow a different English construct and say, "Seán gave an orange to Mary"?  To me it's a more logical construct, since the direct object is really "orange" which is "given" to Mary, and Mary becomes the indirect object.  It also more closely follows the Irish construct, and it feels like the way I would say it...but I'm sure there are many who would say it they way it was originally translated here.

Dale D

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