Irish Word a Day - Glan - Clean

glan

clean

Example Sentence

Tá an chistin glan anois.
The kitchen is clean now.

Flashcards

 

Posted May 22 2016
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Comments

michelle wrote re: Irish Word a Day - Glan - Clean
on Fri, May 22 2009 4:50

Tá an chistin glan anois, ach níl an seomra folcath glan - tá sé salach agus bréan.

The kitchen is clean now, but the bathroom is not clean - it is dirty and smelly!

Hope this is right!

jaicmac wrote re: Irish Word a Day - Glan - Clean
on Sat, May 22 2010 17:35

Sometimes you use "agus" as in "tá sé salach agus bréan" but othertimes you donot when English does. Any guidance?

seano wrote re: Irish Word a Day - Glan - Clean
on Mon, May 24 2010 17:24

This is a good question and one I have been thinking about myself recently. The received wisdom is, never put the "agus" into phrases like this. It's "Tá sé deas néata" rather than "Tá sé deas agus néata". Incidentally, the usual pattern is for the shorter adjective to come first - teach breá néata, duine ceart ciallmhar. However, I have come across odd examples of structures like this with the "agus" in works written by native speakers, so as is often the case in Irish, these things are not set in stone. Having said that, it's better to avoid using the "agus" as a learner. "Tá siad deas agus múinte" just doesn't sound right to me - "Tá siad deas múinte" sounds much better.

faberm wrote re: Irish Word a Day - Glan - Clean
on Mon, May 31 2010 21:34

Tá mo lámha glana.  Nigh mé orthu.  ( My hands are clean.  I washed them).

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