How do I express the passive - for example in this sentence ? -

And he was answered at the door now, this time,
he was answered by a little old crabbed woman.

Agus freagradh aigen doras é...



fuair sé freagar ón chailleach...
d'fhreagair an chailleach é...

I think it's possible to say "freagradh mé leis an chailleach" but I don't think it's common today.

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Is fearr Gaeilg na Gaeltaċta ná Gaeilg ar biṫ eile
Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

Whoa, is "aigen" a combination of ag and an?

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Go raibh maith agat - so you could use - fuair sé. I've been stuck with the idea of using the autonomous form, but of course in that case, you can't name the person who is doing the action - is this the way of getting round that ? In the dictionary, for - to answer the door, they give - oscail an doras - which of course means simply - open the door - not quite the same thing, and anyway it's in the active form. I did think of trying to use the idea of being met or welcomed at the door - bheith roimh - or using the word coinne. Is this any good ?

Bhí seanbhean ag teacht fé/faoi a choinne ag an doras.

Well, then I think I've not understood "answer at the door" properly. I thought it was simply to answer someone (talking) while being at the door... forget about my answer!

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Is fearr Gaeilg na Gaeltaċta ná Gaeilg ar biṫ eile
Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

Yes it's true the English is ambiguous - when we say - answer the door, it should really mean - react to someone knocking on it. As far as I know, doors don't speak, well not yet, but I shouldn't wonder that they will soon. On n'arrête le progrès, n'est-ce pas ?

Agus do hoscluigheadh an doras dó anois, an babhta so,
ba sheanbhean bheag chrom/chantalach a dh'oscail dó é.
?

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