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PostPosted: Tue 29 Apr 2014 8:31 pm 
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Bríd Mhór wrote:
It looks like they are missing verbs. They are headlines rather than sentences I think.
You know, they might not be the place to go as really it should be full sentences for people to learn. Nice idea, wrong source. I like the snippet idea, I think it is less intimidating for people who aren't ready for or interested in long articles. I'll look elsewhere or if someone else comes across a suitable source, you might post it. :GRMA:

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PostPosted: Fri 06 Dec 2019 6:10 pm 
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Breandán wrote:
Séamus wrote:
◾Tá Gardaí atá ag fiosrú faoi bhás fhear 31 bliain a thit amach as doras cúil an chairr ina raibh sé ina paisinéir inti, ag iarraidh an carr sin a aimsiú anois. Bhuail carr eile a bhí ag dul an bóthar in aice le Cill Díoma i gCo Luimní an fear agus bhásaigh sé.

Police (Gardaí)who are investigating the death of a 31 year old man who fell out the back door of a car in which he was a passenger,are now trying to find that car. Another car which was traveling the road near Kildima in County Limerick hit the man and killed him.

You have the gist of it.

I think bhásaigh sé is intended to mean "he died", but of course fuair sé bás is the proper way to say that. "He was killed" would be maraíodh é.

That is to say, your translation is perfect but there is a mistake in the original. :darklaugh:



bhásaigh sé is perfectly good Irish.


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PostPosted: Mon 09 Dec 2019 5:09 am 
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irlandes wrote:
Breandán wrote:
Séamus wrote:
◾Tá Gardaí atá ag fiosrú faoi bhás fhear 31 bliain a thit amach as doras cúil an chairr ina raibh sé ina paisinéir inti, ag iarraidh an carr sin a aimsiú anois. Bhuail carr eile a bhí ag dul an bóthar in aice le Cill Díoma i gCo Luimní an fear agus bhásaigh sé.

Police (Gardaí)who are investigating the death of a 31 year old man who fell out the back door of a car in which he was a passenger,are now trying to find that car. Another car which was traveling the road near Kildima in County Limerick hit the man and killed him.

You have the gist of it.

I think bhásaigh sé is intended to mean "he died", but of course fuair sé bás is the proper way to say that. "He was killed" would be maraíodh é.

That is to say, your translation is perfect but there is a mistake in the original. :darklaugh:



bhásaigh sé is perfectly good Irish.

Yes, I learnt that recently, although it tends to be more a headline/newspaper thing. Bás a fháil is more usual in colloquial Irish and in novels. I also wonder if there isn't a dialect preference involved as well.

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