lasc-chlár
lasmuigh
lasta
lastas
lastóir
lathach
láthair
le
leaba
leabhairchruthach
leabhal
leabhar
leabharlann
leabharlannaí
leabhragán
leabhrán
leac
leacaigh
leacht
léacht
leachtach
♦
le
PREPOSITION
♦
with
♦
cé a bhí leat?
♦
who was with you?
♦
le
PREPOSITION
♦
on
onwards
away
without interruption
♦
déanann [duine] [rud] leis
♦
[somebody] keeps on [doing something]
♦
tá sé ag obair leis
♦
he is working away
♦
lean sí ag gearán léi go bhfuair sí freagra
♦
she kept on complaining until she got an answer
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
Grammatical forms
♦
le
PREPOSITION
♦
SINGULAR, FIRST PERSON
♦
liom
♦
SINGULAR, SECOND PERSON
♦
leat
♦
SINGULAR, THIRD PERSON, MASCULINE
♦
leis
♦
SINGULAR, THIRD PERSON, FEMININE
♦
léi
♦
PLURAL, FIRST PERSON
♦
linn
♦
PLURAL, SECOND PERSON
♦
libh
♦
PLURAL, THIRD PERSON
♦
leo
♦
+an: leis an
♦
+na: leis na
Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries
Related entries
♦
abair [rud] le [duine]
♦
say [something] to [somebody]
tell [somebody] [something]
♦
dúirt mé léi go raibh mé tuirseach
♦
I told her that I was tired
♦
déarfaidh tú an pasfhocal leo
♦
you will tell them the password
♦
abair leis fanacht liom
♦
tell him to wait for me
♦
tá an t-ádh le [duine]
♦
[somebody] is lucky
♦
tá an t-ádh leat
♦
you are lucky
♦
níl an t-ádh liom anocht
♦
I am not lucky tonight
♦
le hais
♦
next to
beside
♦
le hais [ruda]
♦
next to [something]
♦
le hais an dorais
♦
next to the door
♦
aontaigh le [duine]
♦
agree with [somebody]
♦
ní aontaím leat
♦
I don't agree with you
♦
tá [A] ag baint le [B]
♦
[A] is associated with [B]
♦
tá deacrachtaí ag baint leis
♦
there are problems with it
♦
bain le hábhar
♦
be relevant
♦
baineann [rud] le hábhar
♦
[something] is relevant
♦
ní bhaineann sé sin le hábhar
♦
that is irrelevant
♦
faigheann [duine] bás le [rud]
faigheann [duine] bás de [rud]
♦
[somebody] dies of [something]
♦
is breá [rud] le [duine]
♦
[somebody] loves [something]
♦
is breá liom an ceol traidisiúnta
♦
I love traditional music
♦
a bhuí le [rud]
♦
thanks to [something]
♦
tá an fhadhb réitithe, a bhuí leatsa
♦
the problem is solved, thanks to you
♦
a bhuí le Dia
♦
thanks be to God
♦
cabhraíonn [A] le [B]
♦
[A] helps [B]
♦
is maith liom cabhrú le daoine
♦
I like helping people
♦
cara le [duine]
♦
a friend of [somebody]
♦
is cara liom í
♦
she is a friend of mine
♦
cuireann [daoine] a gcomhairlí le chéile
♦
[people] put their heads together
♦
chuir siad a gcomhairlí i dteannta a chéile agus dúirt siad gurbh fhearr an duais a thabhairt dó
♦
they put their heads togerther and said that he should be given the prize
♦
cuidíonn [A] le [B]
♦
[A] helps [B]
♦
an féidir leat cuidiú liom?
♦
can you help me?
♦
bím ag cuidiú léi
♦
I help her
♦
is cuimhin [rud] le [duine]
♦
[somebody] remembers [something]
♦
is cuimhin liom gach rud
♦
I remember everything
♦
an gcuimhin na laethanta sin le d'athair?
♦
does your father remember those days?
♦
ní cuimhin liom tada
♦
I don't remembr anything
♦
cúis le [rud]
♦
the cause of [something]
♦
cad is cúis leis?
♦
what is the cause of it?
what causes it?
♦
easpa airgid ba chúis le deireadh an tionscadail
♦
lack of money caused the end of the project
♦
dar le
♦
according to
♦
an bhfuil an Ghaeilge deacair, dar leat?
♦
is Irish dificult, in your opinion?
♦
deireadh le [rud]
♦
the end of [something]
♦
sin deireadh leis an scéal, a chairde
♦
that's the end of the story, my friends
♦
cuireann [A] deireadh le [B]
♦
[A] ends [B]
[A] puts an end to [B]
♦
chuir an eachtra sin deireadh leis an oíche
♦
that event put and end to the night
♦
bhí orm deireadh a chur leis an amaidí sin
♦
I had to end that madness
♦
ar díol
le díol
♦
for sale
on sale
♦
teach ar díol
♦
house for sale
♦
tá an teach ar díol le fada
♦
the house has been for sale for a long time
♦
is dóigh [tuairim] le [duine]
♦
[somebody] thinks [opinion]
♦
is dóigh liom go bhfuil an traein ar tí imeacht
♦
I think the train is about to leave
♦
an dóigh leat go bhfuil an ceart aici?
♦
do you think that she is right?
♦
ní dóigh liom é
♦
I don't think so
♦
éiríonn le [duine]
♦
[somebody] succeeds
♦
níor éirigh liom sa scrúdú
♦
I didn't succeed in the exam
♦
d'éirigh liom an barr a bhaint amach
♦
I managed to reach the top
♦
fanann [duine] le [rud]
♦
[somebody] waits for [something]
♦
tá mé fós ag fanacht leis an litir
♦
I am still waiting for the letter
♦
fan liom, le do thoil
♦
wait for me please
♦
b'fhearr le [duine] [A] (ná [B])
♦
[somebody] would rather [A] (than [B])
♦
b'fhearr linn dul ar saoire sa gheimhreadh
♦
we'd rather go on holiday in the winter
♦
arbh fhearr leat cupán tae?
♦
would you prefer a cup of tea?
♦
nárbh fhearr leat dul áit éigin eile?
♦
wouldn’t you rather go somewhere else?
♦
glacann [duine] le [rud]
♦
[somebody] accepts [something]
♦
an nglacann sibh le seiceanna?
♦
do you accept cheques?
♦
glacaim leis sin
♦
I accept that
♦
ní ghlacfadh na daoine leis sin
♦
the people would not accept that
STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS
Is é le an
7ú focal
is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge.
Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 51 focal.
Le is the
7th
most frequently used word in Irish.
It occurs once in every 51 words.
Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples
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seo chugat an t-ábhar le cur ar an suíomh Gréasáin
♦
this is the content to put on the website
♦
is ábhar le plé é seo
♦
this is open to discussion
♦
ní féidir le héinne ach leat féin an jab a dhéanamh
♦
nobody but you can do the job
♦
tá bileog as Gaeilge le fáil ach í a iarraidh
♦
a leaflet in Irish is available on request
♦
tá daoine á n-adhlacadh sa reilig sin le míle bliain
♦
people have been being buried in the cemetery for a thousand years
♦
thaistil sé chun na hAfganastáine i 1999 agus ghlac le hiarratas pearsanta Osama Bin Laden go n-eagródh sé ionsaithe aeir i Meiriceá
♦
he travelled to Afganistan in 1999 and accepted Osama Bin Laden's personal request that he would organize air attacks on America
♦
tá sí ag obair mar aeróstach le haerlíne idirnáisiúnta éigin
♦
she is working as a stewardess with some international airline
♦
chuaigh mé faoi agallamh le haghaidh poist
♦
I went for a job interview
♦
las aghaidh an pháiste le háthas
♦
the child's face lit up with joy
♦
chaith na fórsaí slándála go brúidiúil le lucht na hagóide
♦
the security forces treated the protesters brutally
♦
fuair sí bás le hailse
♦
she died from cancer
♦
glaoigh ar ais arís, le do thoil
♦
call back again, please
♦
is féidir le daoine aisling a bheith acu agus í a bhaint amach
♦
people can have dreams and achieve them
♦
aistrigh go Béarla é, le do thoil
♦
translate it into English please
♦
éisteann siad le hainmhithe agus déanann siad aithris orthu
♦
they listen to animals and they imitate them
♦
tá an fear singil seo ag lorg bean álainn le pósadh
♦
this single man is looking for a pretty woman to marry
♦
ní hé seo an t-am ceart le labhairt liom
♦
this is not the right time to talk to me
♦
tá neart oibre fós le déanamh sna blianta amach romhainn
♦
a lot of work still needs to be done in the years ahead
♦
ar mhaith leat bualadh le chéile amárach?
♦
would you like to meet tomorrow?
♦
abair arís é, le do thoil
♦
say it again please
♦
bhagair siad le gunnaí iad
♦
they threatened them with guns
♦
fuair sí bás le hailse
♦
she died of cancer
♦
cé acu bealach a roghnófá le haghaidh an líne traenach nua?
♦
which route would you choose for the new train line?
♦
ba mhaith liom pionta beorach, le do thoil
♦
I'd like a pint of beer please
♦
bhuail muid le chéile i bPáras
♦
we met each other in Paris
♦
tá an pub fós ar oscailt, buíochas le Dia
♦
the pub is still open, thanks God
♦
is breá liom bheith ag caint le daoine
♦
I like talking to people
♦
caithfidh tú bheith dall le pinsean an daill a fháil
♦
you must be blind to get the blind pension
♦
caithfidh Gaeilge mhaith a bheith agat le post a fháil ar Raidió na Gaeltachta
♦
you must speak good Irish to get a job in Raidió na Gaeltachta
♦
an nglacann sibh le cártaí creidmheasa?
♦
do you accept credit cards?
♦
bris le casúr é
♦
break it with a hammer
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tá mé ag obair san áit chéanna le cúig bliana
♦
I've been working in the same place for five years
♦
cén t-am a bheidh muid ag bualadh le chéile?
♦
what time will we be meeting?
♦
tá tú chomh dubh le deatach
♦
you're as black as smoke
♦
chomh maith le
♦
as well as
♦
cibé ar bith, le scéal fada a dhéanamh gairid...
♦
anyway, to make a long story short...
♦
tá sé geall le cinnte go mbeidh moill orainn
♦
it is almost certain that we will be late
♦
tá an leabhar as cló le fada
♦
the book has long been out of print
♦
ar chas tú le mo chol ceathrar Neilí?
♦
have you met my cousin Nelly?
♦
col seisir le Máire a bhí inti
♦
she was Máire's second cousin
♦
tá muid colscartha le dhá bhliain
♦
we have been divorced for two years
♦
tugann siad comhairle do chailíní a bhíonn ag súil le páiste
♦
they give advice to girls who are expecting a child
♦
ní mór duit dul i gcomhairle le do thuismitheoirí ina thaobh
♦
you should talk to your parents about it
♦
tá sé ag obair le comhlacht Meiriceánach
♦
he's working for an American company
♦
bhí mé sa bheár le cúpla cara agus bhí an chraic go hiontach
♦
I was in the bar with a few friends and it was great fun
♦
chruthaigh sé íomhá nua-aimseartha don le haghaidh an chomhlachta
♦
he created a modern image for the company
♦
tá sé le cuimhne na ndaoine
♦
it is withing living memory
♦
cuir an litir sa phost, le do thoil
♦
put the letter in the post please
♦
tá an chuma ar an scéal nach bhfuil mórán postanna le fáil
♦
it seems that not many jobs are available
♦
is breá liom labhairt le daoine
♦
I like talking to people
♦
chomh dearg le fuil
♦
as red as blood
♦
conas a dhéileálfaidh an rialtas le fadhb na dífhostaíochta?
♦
how will the government deal with the problem of unemployment?
♦
dhíol sé le ceannaitheoir áitiúil é
♦
he sold it to a local buyer
♦
bhí sé réidh le díoltas a bhaint amach as bás a athar
♦
he was ready to take revenge for the death of his father
♦
bhí muid ag súil le triúr agus níor tháinig ach duine
♦
we expected three but only one person came
♦
níl sí le feiceáil áit ar bith
♦
she is nowhere to be seen
♦
tá sé sin ina fhadhb le fada an lá
♦
that has been a problem for a long time
♦
baineann na scéalta le saighdiúirí a mharaítear agus na mná a fhágtar ina ndiaidh
♦
the stories are about soldiers who are killed and women who are left behind
♦
fan i do thost, le do thoil
♦
stay quiet please
♦
bhí mé ag fanacht le mo dheartháir agus mé i mBaile Átha Cliath
♦
I was staying with my brother while I was in Dublin
♦
treoirlínte maidir le crua-earraí agus bogearraí a cheannach
♦
hardware and software purchasing guidelines
♦
tá an teach cosúil le caisleán
♦
the house is like a castle
♦
tá tú cosúil le mo mháthair
♦
you are like my mother
♦
cuidíonn muid le daoine gan dídean
♦
we help homeless people
♦
tá tuarascáil le foilsiú gan mhoill
♦
a report is to be published without delay
♦
déanann
gearán le
♦
complains to
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Data from Pota Focal House Glossary is used in LingoBrain, a vocabulary learning game for mobile phones.
