céimseata
céir
ceird
ceirnín
ceirtlín
ceirtlis
céislín
ceist
ceistigh
ceistiúchán
ceistneoir
ceithre
cén
cent
ceo
ceobhrán
ceobhránach
ceoch
ceol
ceolchoirm
ceoldráma
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ceist
FEMININE NOUN
OPPOSITE: freagra
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question
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freagair na ceisteanna, le do thoil
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answer the questions, please
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ceist na Gaeilge
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the Irish-language question
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níl freagra do cheiste agam
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I don't have the answer to your question
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ní freagra na ceiste é seo
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this is not the answer to the question
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
Grammatical forms
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ceist
FEMININE NOUN
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GENITIVE SINGULAR
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ceiste
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NOMINATVE PLURAL
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ceisteanna
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GENITIVE PLURAL
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ceisteanna
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
Related entries
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i gceist
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in question
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tá [rud] i gceist
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[something] is involved
it is about [something]
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beidh obair leanúnach i gceist chun an sprioc a bhaint amach
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continous work will be required to reach the target
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Beirlín Thoir atá i gceist anseo seachas Beirlín Thiar
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this is about East Berlin, not West Berlin
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tá sé i gceist ag [duine] [rud a dhéanamh]
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[somebody] is planning [to do something]
[somebody] means [to do something]
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an bhfuil sé i gceist agat leanúint ar aghaidh?
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do you mean to carry on?
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tá sé i gceist againn an táirge a sheoladh go luath
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we are planning to launch the product soon
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tá [rud] i gceist ag [duine]
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[somebody] means [something]
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gabh mo leithscéal? cad atá i gceist agat?
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excuse me? what do you mean?
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is é a bhí i gceist agam ná...
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what I meant was...
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cuir ceist
SYNONYM: fiafraigh
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ask
a question
Cuir ceist is about asking for information. To talk about asking for things, see iarr.
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cuireann [A] ceist ar [B]
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[A] asks [B] a question
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chuir mé ceist ar an duine sin
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I asked that person a question
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cuir ceist air cén t-ainm atá air
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ask him what his name is
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tóg ceist
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raise a question
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tógann [duine] ceist
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[somebody] raises a question
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tógadh ceist shuimiúil aréir
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an interesting question was raised last night
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é ceist an
89ú focal
is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge.
Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 1,072 focal.
Ceist is the
89th
most frequently used word in Irish.
It occurs once in every 1,072 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
Related examples
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go deimhin, tá ceisteanna go leor nár freagraíodh go fóill, go háirithe na cinn faoi fhoirgneamh a seacht
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indeed, there are still some unanswered questions, expecially those about building seven
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ní sláinte an choirp amháin a bhí i gceist aige ach sláinte na haigne chomh maith
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he meant not only health of the body but also health of the mind
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nuair a chuireann tú ceist orthu, cad chuige a bhfuil siad ag léirsiú, ní bhíonn siad in ann freagra a thabhart duit
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when you ask them why they're protesting, they can't give you an answer
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chuir mé glaoch uirthi agus chuir mé ceist uirthi
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I called her and asked her a question
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ceisteanna aisteacha
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strange questions
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an cheist
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the question
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tá súil agam nár chuir mé barraíocht ceisteanna ort
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I hope I didn't ask you too many questions
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tá an cheist deacair
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the question is hard
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chuir siad an cheist chéanna orm arís agus arís
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they asked me the same question again and again
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tá níos mó ama uaim chun an cheist a chíoradh i gceart
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I need more time to examine the question properly
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ní cóir do na póilíní ceisteanna mar seo a chur orm
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it is not appropriate for the police to ask me such questions
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chuir sí an cheist i gcomhairle an tsagairt
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she asked the priest's advice on the matter
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pléadh an cheist ag cruinniú na comhairle
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the matter was discussed at a meeting of the council
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an bhfuil sé i gceist agat leanúint ar aghaidh?
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do you mean to carry on?
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ceist dháiríre
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a serious question
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beidh ort déileáil leis an cheist
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you will have to deal with the question
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caithfidh mé an cheist a fhiosrú
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I need to look into the question
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d'fhreagair sí na ceisteanna
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she answered the questions
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ní bhfuair mé freagra ar mo cheist go fóill
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I haven't gotten an answer to my question yet
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chuir sé ceist orm, ach níor thug mé freagra dó
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he asked me a question but I didn't answer him
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bíonn ólachán i gceist ar oícheanta dá leithéid
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drinking is usually involved on nights like that
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Beidh obair leanúnach i gceist chun an sprioc a bhaint amach.
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Continous work will be involved to reach the target.
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Ceist dháiríre é seo.
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This is a serious question.
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Tógadh ceist shuimiúil sa chruinniú.
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An interesting question was raised in the meeting.
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Anois, ba mhaith liom cúpla ceist eile a chur ort faoi chaitheamh aimsire.
Éamonn Ó Dónaill: Turas Teanga, RTÉ/Gill & Macmillan, 2004
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Now, I'd like to ask you a couple more questions about pastimes.
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Tá sé de bhua aici ceisteanna cliste a chur.
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She has a talent for asking clever questions.
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B'amaideach an mhaise domsa an cheist a chur.
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It was foolish of me to ask that question.
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Is é fáth mo shuime sa cheist seo thar cheisteanna eile ná go mbaineann sí liom go pearsanta.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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The reason why I am interested in this question more than other questions is because it concerns me personally.
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An cheist is mó atá ag déanamh scime do sheirbhísí rúnda Mheiriceá ná, cá bhfuil na spiairí Rúiseacha?
'Beo!', beo.ie
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The question that bothers the American secret services most is, where are the Russian spies?
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Shíl láithreoir amháin nach raibh eitleán ar bith i gceist, agus go mba bhuama é.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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One [TV] presenter thought there was no airplane involved at all, and that it was a bomb.
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Glanadh na ceisteanna aisteacha seo amach as m'intinn go tobann.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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Those strange questions were suddenly cleared out of my mind.
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Eascraíonn an cheist:...
'Beo!', beo.ie
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This raises a question:...
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Cé nárbh é an sclábhaíocht an t-aon chúis le cogadh cathartha na Stát Aontaithe, ba cheist lárnach í.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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Although slavery was not the only cause of the United States civil war, it was a central question.
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tá an cheist i bhfad níos soiléire anois
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the question is much clearer now
Tá Gluais Tí Pota Focal faoi cheadúnas Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike agus ar fáil le híoslódáil anseo.
Pota Focal House Glossary is under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike licence and can be downloaded here.
Tá inneachar an bhosca ‘Staitisticí’ bunaithe ar Liosta Minicíochta Focal Gaeilge atá faoi cheadúnas Open Database License.
The content of the ‘Statistics’ boxes is based on Irish Word Frequency List which are under the Open Database License.
Tá sonraí Ghluais Tí Pota Focal á n-úsáid in LingoBrain, cluiche foghlama focal le haghaidh na nguthán póca.
Data from Pota Focal House Glossary is used in LingoBrain, a vocabulary learning game for mobile phones.
