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PostPosted: Tue 06 Mar 2012 7:44 am 
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Needing assistance with the correct translation of: "Two is one, one is none"

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You


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PostPosted: Wed 07 Mar 2012 3:55 pm 
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amber.vaughan wrote:
Needing assistance with the correct translation of: "Two is one, one is none"

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You


This one is a great deal more difficult than you might think. For one thing, Irish uses different words for the numbers used to number people, the numbers used for numbering things, and the numbers used for counting.

Perhaps (assuming you're talking about people here)...

Is ionann beirt do dhuine amháin; is ionann duine amháin do dhuine ar bith. "A couple is equal to one person; one person is equal to no person."

It's clunky, though, and I'm not at all sure it works. Wait for more.

Regardless of what you ultimately go with (even if you stick with the English), you need a semicolon between those two clauses, not a comma.

Redwolf


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PostPosted: Thu 08 Mar 2012 1:22 am 
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Redwolf wrote:
Is ionann beirt do dhuine amháin; is ionann duine amháin do dhuine ar bith. "A couple is equal to one person; one person is equal to no person."

I think that works, if a bit long-winded. As Redwolf says, it is not an easy one.

Another attempt:

Tá beirt mar aon; duine dada.

Await further input ...

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PostPosted: Thu 08 Mar 2012 2:45 am 
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Quote:
níl duine dada.


"tá sé fear" mistake, or typo ;) , should be "ní duine (ina aonar) dada"

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Lughaidh wrote:
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níl duine dada.


"tá sé fear" mistake, or typo ;) , should be "ní duine (ina aonar) dada"

Typo. :GRMA: Fixed above. :good:

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Seidh, shíl mise gur typo a bhí ann, nó bheadh iontas orm dá ndéanfá meancógaí ar dhóigh "tá sé fear" :)

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Lughaidh wrote:
Seidh, shíl mise gur typo a bhí ann, nó bheadh iontas orm dá ndéanfá meancógaí ar dhóigh "tá sé fear" :)

A Lughaidh, an bhfuil a fhios 'ad go bhfuil an ponc séimhithe le fáil ar an seanchló anois? Bain triail as i do shíniú. ;)

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PostPosted: Thu 08 Mar 2012 7:31 pm 
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Cad é an dóigh? Chan fhuair mé...

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PostPosted: Thu 08 Mar 2012 8:01 pm 
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Lughaidh wrote:
Cad é an dóigh? Chan fhuair mé...

Seolfaidh mé teachtaireacht príobháideach (PM) faoi. :wave:

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I prefer the ring of it when is left out beirt mar aon


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