Pota Focal Intergaelic
Gluais TíHouse Glossary Gluais Beo!Beo! Glossary TeasárasThesaurus BriathraVerbs
fásach fáscadh fáslach fásra fásta fata fáth fathach fáthmheas fáthscéal feabhas Feabhra feabhsaigh feabhsúchán féach féachadóir féachaint feachtas fead féad feadán
fáth
MASCULINE NOUN
reason
cause
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
fáth
MASCULINE NOUN
GENITIVE SINGULAR
fátha
NOMINATVE PLURAL
fáthanna
GENITIVE PLURAL
fáthanna
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
cén fáth
SYNONYM: cad chuige
SYNONYM: tuige
why
cén fáth ar fhan chomh fada sin?
why did you stay so long?
cén fáth nach bhfuil a fhios agat?
why do you not know?
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
cén fáth an t-athrú?
why the change?
Cén fáth?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
Why?
Dar leis an ollamh, níl soiléir in aon chor cén fáth ar tharla .
'Beo!', beo.ie
According to the professor, it is not at all clear why it happened.
theip orthu, fios cén fáth.
'Beo!', beo.ie
If they failed, it is not known why.
Cén fáth an raibh deatach ag teacht ó dhá thaobh an fhoirgnimh?
'Beo!', beo.ie
Why was smoke coming from both sides of the building?
Agus le cois sin, mba bhuama é, cén fáth nár pléascadh gach taobh, seachas an thaobh amháin?
'Beo!', beo.ie
And in addition to that, if it was a bomb, why didn't all sides explode, instead of just the two sides?
Sin fáth mo chaointe.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
That's why I am crying.
grá agam do dhroichid, ach níorbh é seo fáth mo chuairte.
'Beo!', beo.ie
I love bridges but this was not the reason of my visit.
Is é fáth mo shuime sa cheist seo thar cheisteanna eile go mbaineann liom go pearsanta.
'Beo!', beo.ie
The reason why I am interested in this question more than other questions is because it concerns me personally.
a Dhia, cén fáth ar thréig ?
O God, why did you abandon me?
cén fáth nach bhfuil a fhios agat?
why do you not know?
cén fáth ar fhan chomh fada sin?
why did you stay so long?