iarfhocal
iarla
iarmhairt
iarmhéid
iarnáil
iarnóin
iarnród
iarr
iarracht
iarraidh
iarratas
iarratasóir
iarrthóir
iarsma
iarsmalann
iarthar
iartheachtach
iarthuaisceart
iasacht
iasc
iascach
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iarr
VERB
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ask
request
Iarr is about asking for things. To talk about asking for information, see fiafraigh or cuir ceist.
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iarrann [A] [rud] ar [B]
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[A] asks [B] for [something]
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d'iarr mé gloine uisce ar an bhean
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I asked the woman for a glass of water
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
Grammatical forms
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iarr
VERB
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PAST TENSE
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d'iarr
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PRESENT TENSE
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iarrann
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FUTURE TENSE
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iarrfaidh
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VERBAL NOUN
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iarraidh
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VERBAL ADJECTIVE
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iarrtha
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é iarr an
119ú focal
is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge.
Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 1,540 focal.
Iarr is the
119th
most frequently used word in Irish.
It occurs once in every 1,540 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
Related examples
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tá tuilleadh eolais iarrtha againn
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we have asked for more information
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ná hiarr sin orm, ní bheinn in ann aige
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don't ask me to do it, I wouldn't be able for it
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An bhfuil sibh ag iarraidh tíocht?
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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Do you want to come?
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Táimid ag iarraidh bus a fháil ó Ghaillimh go Ros an Mhíl leis an mbád a fháil go hInis Mór.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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We want to get a bus from Galway to Ros an Mhíl to get the boat to Inis Mór.
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Táimid ag iarraidh bus a fháil inniu, más féidir linn.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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We want to get a bus today, if we can.
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Tá mé ag iarraidh rud a rá leat.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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I am trying to say something to you.
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Bhí siad ag iarraidh gan an t-ainmhí a ghoin sa cheann.
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They were trying not to hurt the animal in the head.
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D'fhéach mé go grinn ag iarraidh cor a fheiceáil, cor beag ar bith. An mise an t-aon neach beo anseo?
Alan Titley: Gluaiseacht, An Gúm, 2009
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I looked closely to see if anything was moving, anything at all. Am I the only living creature here?
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Níor ceadaíodh ach correitilt sa tír go ceann seachtaine eile agus, ar ndóigh, ba bheag duine a bhí ag iarraidh eitilt ach oiread.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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For a whole week, flights were grounded in the country with only occasional exceptions and, of course, hardly anybody even wanted to fly.
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Thuigfeá d'éinne nach mbeadh ag iarraidh feannadh den chineál sin a tharraingt orthu féin.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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You would understand why someone does not want to undergo that kind of skin stripping [ie. extreme criticism].
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Seans gur fearr a fhóireann seirbhís mhicreabhlagála dá chineál don duine gnóthach atá ag iarraidh tuairimí a nochtadh.
'Beo!', beo.ie
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A microblogging service of its kind [ie Twitter] is probably better suited to a busy person who wants to share his opinions.
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Ná hiarr sin orm, ní bhéinn in ann aige.
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Don't ask me to do it, I wouldn't be able for it.
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Ach má tá tú ag iarraidh geansaí le cochall a cheannacht le rud eicínt scríofa i nGaeilge air, is é An Spailpín Fánach an áit is fearr le dul ag siopadóireacht.
Colloquial Irish: The Complete Course for Beginners, Routledge, 2008
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But if you are attempting to buy a pullover with a hood with something written in Irish on it, An Spailpín Fánach is the best place to go shopping.
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Tá mé ag iarraidh ort seasamh liom ar lá mo phósta.
Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011
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I am asking you to be my bridesmaid.
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A dh'iarraidh mná nach raibh toil aici do.
Séamus Ó Grianna: Caisleáin Óir, eag. Niall Ó Dónaill, Cló Mercier, 1976
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Pursuing a woman who didn't fancy him.
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.
