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ní

MASCULINE NOUN

SYNONYM: rud

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thing

Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms

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ní

MASCULINE NOUN

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GENITIVE SINGULAR

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ní

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NOMINATVE PLURAL

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nithe

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GENITIVE PLURAL

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nithe

Iontrálacha gaolmhara
Related entries

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ní amháin

ní hamháin

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not only

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b'fhearr don aistritheoir ní amháin an téacs a léamh go cúramach ach roinnt taighde a dhéanamh chomh maith

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the translator should not only read the text carefully but do a bit of research as well

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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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ní acmhainn do [dhuine] [rud a dhéanamh]

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[somebody] cannot afford [to do something]

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ní acmhainn dom carr nua a cheannach

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I can't afford to buy a new car

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thug siad scoil agus léann domh ar feadh a n-acmhainne

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

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they gave me as much education as they could afford

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ní mór [rud a dhéanamh]

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it is necessary [to do something]

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ní mór an doras a chur faoi ghlas gach oíche

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the door must be locked every night

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ní mór na hiarratais a bheith istigh faoi mheán lae

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the applications must be in by midday

STAITISTICÍ · STATISTICS

Is é ní an 26ú focal is minice úsáid sa Ghaeilge. Tagann sé chun cinn uair amháin i ngach 328 focal.

Ní is the 26th most frequently used word in Irish. It occurs once in every 328 words.

Samplaí gaolmhara
Related examples

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ní bhfuair mé ach ceann amháin

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I only got one

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ní hí an aimsir amháin faoi deara é

Alex Hijmans: Aiséirí, Cois Life 2011

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it's not just the weather's fault

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ní féidir iad a dhíbirt ach amháin i gcúinsí an-srianta

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they cannot be expelled, except in very limited circumstances

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ní chasaim ceol ach amháin sa mbaile

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I only make music at home

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ní raibh mé ábalta an doras a oscailt

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I wasn't able to open the door

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ní raibh muid ábalta an teach a fhágáil de bharr na báistí

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we couldn't leave the house because of the rain

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sochaí í seo a chuireann béim an-láidir ar nithe ábhartha

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this is a society which places a lot of emphasis on material things

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ní bhíonn am agam ithe fiú amháin

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I don't even have time to eat

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ní cuirtear an t-alt roimh an ainmfhocal sa chás seo

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don't put an article before the noun in this case

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ní féidir liom an t-alt a lúbadh

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I can't bend the joint

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ní léir dom ciall na habairte

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the meaning of the sentence is unclear to me

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ní bhíodh nuachtáin na Breataine ar díol sna siopaí abhus

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British newspapers didn't use to be on sale in shops here

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ní féidir le héinne ach leat féin an jab a dhéanamh

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nobody but you can do the job

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ach, cuma cé chomh hard is a bhí sí, ní raibh sí ard go leor

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but, howevere tall she was, she wasn't tall enough

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ní duine de na mná ádhúla mé a bhfuil na fir de shíor ina ndiaidh

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I am not one of those luvcky women who are constantly chased by men

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ní míor duit an fhoinse a admháil

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you must acknowledge the source

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ní raibh muid tapa go leor, áfach

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we were not fast enough, though

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má bhuail mé leo, áfach, ní cuimhin liom é

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if I met them, though, I don't remember it

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ní bhíonn mórán d'aga aige do chaitheamh aimsire

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he doesn't have much time for hobbies

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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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ní féidir a shéanadh go bhfuil áilleacht ag an matamaitic

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it cannot be denied that mathematics has a beauty

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amanna, tugann na meáin aird ar na cásanna sin, amanna eile ní thugann

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sometimes the media pay attention to those cases, other times they don't

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aisteach go leor, ba i Sasana a fuair sí a cuid scolaíochta agus ní in Éirinn

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strangely enough, she got her education in England and not in Ireland

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ní bhfuair mé aitheantas as mo chuid oibre

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I didn't get recognition for my work

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ní cuimhin liom gach pioc den scéal ach is cuimhin liom gur inis sé go hálainn é

Alan Titley: Gluaiseacht, An Gúm, 2009

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I don't remember all the details of the story but I do remember that he told it beautifully

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ní maith liom athruithe

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I don't like changes

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ní bhaineann sé leat

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it doesn't concern you, it isn't your business

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ní bhaineann sé sin le hábhar

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that is irrelevant

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ní féidir liom an túr a fheiceáil, tá cnoc sa bhealach orm

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I can't see the tower, a hill is in my way

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ní hé seo an bealach ceart chun pancóga a dhéanamh!

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this is not the correct way to make pancakes!

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ní féidir bheith ag brath air

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you can't depend on it

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ní cairde iad seo ach bréagchairde

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these aren't friends, they're false friends

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ní bhfuair mé bricfeasta go fóill

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I haven't had breakfast yet

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ní aon chabhair é

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that's no help

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ní maith liom a chuid cainte

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I don't like his talk

I don't like what he says

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ní maith liom bheith ag caint go poiblí

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I don't like speaking in public

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ní chastar ceol as Béarla ar Raidió na Gaeltachta

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Ráidió na Gaeltachta doesn't play music in English

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ní raibh cead againn an doras a oscailt

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we weren't allowed to open the door

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ní dhéanaim go minic é, cibé ar bith

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I don't do it often, anyway

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ní chloisim thú!

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I can't hear you!

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ní taibh coinne agam leis

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I did not expect it

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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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ní mór duit dul i gcomhairle le do thuismitheoirí ina thaobh

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you should talk to your parents about it

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má mhaitheann tú dom é, ní rachaidh mé thar do chomhairle go deo arís

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if you forgive me, I'll never disobey your advice again

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ní raibh cor as

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he didn't move

there wasn't a stir out of him

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ní aontaím leat ar chor ar bith

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I don't agree with you at all

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ní chreidim thú

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I don't believe you

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tá an ceart agam ach ní féidir liom é a chruthú

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I am right but I can't prove it

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ní hé seo an t-am ceart le labhairt liom

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this is not the right time to talk to me

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ní gá duit seoladh a thabhairt, ach má dhéanann tú amhlaidh, beidh muid in ann freagra pearsanta a thabhairt

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you do not have to state your address but if you do so, we will be able to reply personally

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ní raibh éinne ann

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there was nobody there

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ní ann don duine sin

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no such person exists

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ní aontaím leat

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I don't agree with you

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ní do dhaoine aosta amháin an club seo

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this club is not not just for elderly people

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tá orm na soithí a ní

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I have to wash the dishes

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ní don chistin amháin é seo, ar ndóigh, ach bheadh sé úsáideach ann

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this is not just for the kitchen, of course, but it would be useful there

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ní tharlóidh sé arís

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it won't happen again

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ní cuimhin liom tada

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I don't remembr anything

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ní féidir liom tú a ruaigeadh as mo chuimhne

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I can't you chase you out of my memory

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bhí an teilifís ar siúl sa chúlra ach ní raibh mé ag féachaint uirthi mórán

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the televison was on in the background but I wasn't watching it much

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ní maith liom daoine cúngaigeanta

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I don't like narrow-minded people

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ní féidir liom geallúintí ar a bith a thabhairt ach déanfaidh mé mo dhícheall

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I can't promise anything but I'll do my best

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ní dóigh liom é

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I don't think so

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ní bhfuair mé faic

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I didn't get anything

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ní raibh seans agam oideachas a fháil

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I didn’t have a chance to get an education

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ní féidir liom fanacht i mo dhúiseacht

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I can't stay awake

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ní fheicim iad

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I can't see them

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ní féidir liom bheith ann in am

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I can't be there in time

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ní minic a bhíonn deis againn ainmhithe fiáine a fheiceáil

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we don't often see wild animals

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is fíor sin, ach ní chreidfidh siad muid

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that's right but they won't believe us

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ní raibh teastas tiomána aige, fiú

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he didn't even have a driver's licence

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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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ní gá a rá go...

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it is not necessary to say that..., it goes without saying that...

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ní gá duit fanacht go dtí an deireadh

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you don't need to wait till the end

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ní féidir leo maireachtáil gan charr

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they can't live without a car

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ní ghlacfadh na daoine leis sin

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the people would not accept that

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ní gnách Béarla maith a bheith ag inimircigh

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immigrants usually don't speak good English

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ní féidir liom labhairt leat, tá mé róghnóthach

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I can't talk to you, I'm too busy

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ní oibríonn sé i gceart, fiú

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it doesn't even work right

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ní féidir liom é sin a rá i láthair an uachtaráin!

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I cannot say that in the presence of the president!

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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 eagla orm, ní imeoidh tú uaim?

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I am afraid, you won't leave me?

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ní raibh siad in ann cabhrú linn

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they couldn't help us

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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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ní féidir linn dul san iomaíocht leis na comhlachtaí móra

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we can't compete with the big companies

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ní féidir liom an t-ualach a iompar

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I can’t carry the load

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ní féidir an fhadhb a leigheas

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the problem can't be solved

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ní raibh cead ag ár leithéidí dul go dtí an taobh thiar de Bhalla Bheirlín

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people like us weren't allowed to go to the western side of the Berlin Wall

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ní raibh an lucht féachana sásta leis an chlár

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the audience was not happy with the programme

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ní maith leis snagcheol

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he doesn't like jazz

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ní raibh mé anseo an tseachtain seo caite mar bhí mé tinn

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I wasn't here last week because I was ill

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ní féidir linn é a thabhairt isteach toisc a mhéad atá sé

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we cannot bring it in because of how big it is

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ní raibh mé ach ag meilt ama

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I was only killing time

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ní miste

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no I don't (mind)

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