Irish Word a Day - Gránna - Ugly

gránna

ugly

Exaple Sentence

Tá madadh gránna aici.
She has an ugly dog.

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Posted May 28 2016
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pjterrylaw wrote re: Irish Word a Day - Gránna - Ugly
on Thu, May 28 2009 11:43

aici - what does that mean?

Rebecca wrote re: Irish Word a Day - Gránna - Ugly
on Fri, May 29 2009 7:50

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think:

aici = at her (preposition "ag" (at) combined with personal pronoun)

To say "have" in Irish, don't you have to say that an object is "at" someone?

(Literally translated, the sentence would read: "An ugly dog is at her.")

Is this correct??

Just busy trying to learn this rule at the mo!

faberm wrote re: Irish Word a Day - Gránna - Ugly
on Fri, May 29 2009 9:41

Rebecca, you are right.  There is no "to have" in Irish.  You have to say

"stands ______________  at me/at you/at him/at her/at we/at you pl/at they.

agam                          aginn

agat                            agibh

aige/aici                      acu

I think,

FaberM

Tá madadh gránna agam.  ( Stands (a) dog ugly at me.)

Gearoid wrote re: Irish Word a Day - Gránna - Ugly
on Mon, Jun 1 2009 4:49

the preposition 'ag' does mean 'to have'

agam

agat

aige

aici

againn

agaibh

acu

Tá punt agam = I have a pound

agam can also mean you have the ability to do something

Tá Gaeilge aige = (he has Irish) he can speak irish

Tá snámh agam = i can swim

Tá tiomáint agam = i can drive

Tá ceist agam ort= i have a question (on you) for you

Tá carr dearg agat = you have a red car

Gearóid

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