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fios

MASCULINE NOUN

SYNONYM: eolas

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knowledge

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tá a fhios ag [duine] [go bhfuil rud amhlaidh]

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[somebody] knows [that something is the case]

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tá a fhios agam go bhfuil sí pósta

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I know that she is married

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níl a fhios agam cén t-am é

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I don't know what time it is

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an bhfuil a fhios acu cá bhfuil muid?

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do they know where we are?

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tá fios [ruda] ag [duine]

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[somebody] has knowledge of [something]

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tá fios an bhealaigh agam

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I know the way, lit. I have knowledge of the way

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níl fios a ngnó acu

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they don't understand their own business, they don't know what they are doing

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go bhfios do [dhuine]

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to [somebody's] knowledge

as far as [somebody] knows

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tá sí pósta, go bhfios dom

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she's married, as far as I know

Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms

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fios

MASCULINE NOUN

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GENITIVE SINGULAR

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feasa

Iontrálacha gaolmhara
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fios an bhealaigh

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knowing of the way

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tá fios an bhealaigh ag [duine]

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[somebody] knows the way

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an bhfuil fios an bhealaigh agat?

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do you know the way?

STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS

Is é fios an 95ú focal is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge. Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 1,205 focal.

Fios is the 95th most frequently used word in Irish. It occurs once in every 1,205 words.

Samplaí gaolmhara
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b'ionann a chaint agus admháil lom nach bhfuil fios a ghnó féin aige

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what he said was tantamount to a clear admission he doesn't understand his own job

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cén fáth nach bhfuil a fhios agat?

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why do you not know?

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tá a fhios agam cad atá de dhíth

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I know what is needed

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bhí a fhios agam go raibh idirdhealú éigin ann idir an dá rud, ach ní raibh mé cinnte

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I knew there was a distinction between the two thing but I wasn't sure

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Tá a fhios agam.

Diarmuid Ó Sé, Joseph Shiels: Teach Yourself Irish, Teach Yourself Books, 1998

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I know.

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Níl a fhios agam.

Diarmuid Ó Sé, Joseph Shiels: Teach Yourself Irish, Teach Yourself Books, 1998

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I don't know.

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Tá a fhios againn é sin.

Diarmuid Ó Sé, Joseph Shiels: Teach Yourself Irish, Teach Yourself Books, 1998

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We know that.

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Tá a fhios agam gur ag a dó a chlog atá m'agallamh ar siúl.

Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008

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I know that it is at two o'clock that my interview is to take place.

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Tá a fhios agam go maith go bhfuil tú bródúil aisti, agus údar agat.

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I know well that you are proud of her, and not without reason.

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Beidh a fhios agam ansin an bhfuil údar le m'éad.

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I will know then whether there is any cause for my jealousy.

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Má theip orthu, ní fios cén fáth.

'Beo!', beo.ie

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If they failed, it is not known why.

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Thug an Príomh-Aire le fios do na meáin go raibh sé ar tí éirí as.

'Beo!', beo.ie

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The Prime Minister announced to the media that he was about to resign.

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B'fhéidir go raibh a fhios ag Bin Laden sular mharaigh fórsaí speisialta Mheiriceá é gur athraigh sé an domhan as cuimse.

'Beo!', beo.ie

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Maybe Bin Laden knew before he was killed by American special forces that he had changed the world utterly.

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Níl a fhios agam beo cad a tharla.

'Beo!', beo.ie

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I have no idea what happened.

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Agus bíodh a fhios agat go mbíonn toradh i mBaile Átha Cliath fá choinne na sagart.

Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976

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And you should know that they look with favour on what priests say in Dublin.

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Tá a fhios ag mo Thiarna orm.

Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976

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My Lord knows what I've done.

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tá a fhios ag an saol mór cé tusa

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the whole world knows who you are

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Níl fios a ngnó acu.

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They don't understand their own business. They don't know what they are doing.

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Níl a fhios agam goidé a dhéanfainn ach go bé thú.

Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976

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I don't know what I'd do without you.

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Ní bhfuair siad aon ghreim le níl a fhios agam cá huair.

Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976

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They haven't had anything to eat since I don't know when.

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Bíodh a fhios agat nach só ar bith atá i ndán duit ar an choigrích.

Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976

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You should know that going abroad is no picnic.

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Beidh a fhios agat gan greim eiteoga a fháil ar chirc.

Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976

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You will know you shouldn't grab a hen by its wing.

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'Bhfuil a fhios agat goidé mo chomhairlese duit?

Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976

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You know what my advice to you is?

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