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 Post subject: Supposed to be
PostPosted: Tue 14 Jan 2025 6:13 pm 
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I looked up this phrase in FGB, and got i gcleithiúnas a bheith. I also found in the dictionary in ainm a bheith ag obair, 'supposed to be working'.

I wondered if anybody else could confirm these and/or provide other translations that might work.

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 Post subject: Re: Supposed to be
PostPosted: Tue 14 Jan 2025 6:37 pm 
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I never heard cleithiúnas in that sense
but:
bheith amuigh ar ...
bheith ceaptha (do ...) ...
ceapadh ...
bheith in ainm ...
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... a bheith ... / ... go raibh ...


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 Post subject: Re: Supposed to be
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Thank you. So if I wanted to say 'It's not supposed to be easy', I could say níl sé amuigh air bheith furasta (or éasca), níl sé ceaptha bheith furasta/níl ceaptha dó bheith furasta, ní ceapadh bheith furasta, níl sé in ainm bheith furasta?

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 Post subject: Re: Supposed to be
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ní measfí go mbeadh sé éasca?


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 Post subject: Re: Supposed to be
PostPosted: Tue 14 Jan 2025 7:09 pm 
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ní rud é go bhfuil ainm na héascaíochta air


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 Post subject: Re: Supposed to be
PostPosted: Tue 14 Jan 2025 11:37 pm 
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djwebb2021 wrote:
ní rud é go bhfuil ainm na héascaíochta air
djwebb2021 wrote:
ní measfí go mbeadh sé éasca?


Go raibh maith agat

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