is this correct to say .

An bhfuil sí tógtha leis an leanbh nua?
Is she taken with the new baby ?

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That has my vote!

I have never used it quite like that, but I can see no reason to say it is incorrect!

Bhí mé chomh tógtha sin le mo neacht nua...
I was 'so taken' with my new niece...

Tá mé an-tógtha le mo neacht bheag...
I am 'very taken' with my little niece...

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Bí cinnte de go nglacfaidh triúr le gach aistriúchán a thabharfar.
Be sure to get three in agreement with a translation given.

Ó Dónaill has the following:

Bheith tógtha le rud
Thóg an madra leis na páistí láithreach
Tá siad tógtha i gceart le chéile


Surely the use of 'chomh' as an intensifier is Béarlchas? It's ugly enough in English (dar liom)

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I think it is Béarlachas when used as an intensifier without a "result" or "consequence". That usage (without a "result" or "consequence") in English is very American. For that usage I'd recommend using an- as in Braoin's second example above.

But the parallel of the British English usage (i.e., followed by a "result" or "consequence") is in Dinneen as chomh ~ sin go ...

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

By the Use of so without a clause or intensifier do you mean something like

"I was so hungry"

as opposed to "I was hungry so I made something to eat"?

Is chomh employed in the same way then? it must have a effect or clause ?

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Not quite.

"I was so hungry." makes little or no sense in British English, though it's usage is creeping in as an Americanism.

In British English (and more traditional American English) "so" is used to introduce a clause describing degree, e.g. "I was so hungry I nearly fainted.", "He was so angry his face turned red." The "so" leads to the ensuing clause and the sentence doesn't make sense without that clause.

In American English, "so" has become an intensifier, a substitute for "very".

The Irish usage of chomh ~ sin parallels the older English usage. You need a clause and it is joined to chomh ~ sin by go.

Use of chomh ~ sin without a clause of degree occurs only in the negative or interrogative.

Níl sé chomh dona sin. "It is not _that_ bad."
An bhfuil sí chomh tógtha sin ? "Is she _that_ taken?" (referring back to another speakers description of her condition, for example.)

But you can't use it in the affirmative as you might in American English. So Tá sí chomh tógtha leis an leanbh nua.* doesn't make much sense. Better to use Tá sí an-tógtha leis. for that nuance.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Since we were discussing it in the Slender R thread Daithí, th in Munster Irish often devoices the consonant next to it. In the case of adjectives like tógtha or scuabtha it also adds a helping vowel so tógtha is actually tócatha and scuapatha in pronunciation.

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The dialect I use is Cork Irish.
Ar sgáth a chéile a mhairid na daoine, lag agus láidir, uasal is íseal

Devoicing before th also occurs in Connacht Irish:

tócthaí and scuapthaí in Connemara.

tócaí and scuapaí in Cois Fhairrge.

No helping vowel here.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Often? Is there a rule ( with numerous exceptions) or is it just learn on a case by case basis?

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An Lon Dubh is a scientist. He would never say "always" even if there was a 99.9999% correlation.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).