néaróg
néarón
neart
neartaigh
neirbhíseach
neodrach
neodracht
ní
nia
nialas
nicil
nideog
nigh
nimh
nimhigh
nimhíoc
nimhiú
nimhiúil
nimhneach
níochán
nó
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ní
MASCULINE NOUN
SYNONYM: rud
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thing
Foirmeacha gramadaí
Grammatical forms
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
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
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 chasaim ceol ach amháin sa mbaile
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I only make music at home
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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 féidir liom an t-alt a lúbadh
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I can't bend the joint
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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 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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ní acmhainn dom carr nua a cheannach
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I can't afford to buy a new car
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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 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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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 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 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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ní bhaineann sé sin le hábhar
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that is irrelevant
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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 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 bhfuair mé bricfeasta go fóill
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I haven't had breakfast yet
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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 bhaineann sé leat
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it doesn't concern you, it isn't your business
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ní maith liom athruithe
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I don't like changes
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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 tharlóidh sé arís
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it won't happen again
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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 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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tá orm na soithí a ní
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I have to wash the dishes
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ní raibh éinne ann
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there was nobody there
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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 maith liom daoine cúngaigeanta
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I don't like narrow-minded people
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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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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 bhfuair mé faic
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I didn't get anything
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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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ní féidir liom fanacht i mo dhúiseacht
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I can't stay awake
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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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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 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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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 léir dom ciall na habairte
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the meaning of the sentence is unclear to me
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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 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 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 miste
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no I don't (mind)
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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 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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gruaig a ní
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to wash hair
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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 imreoidh mé peil níos mó
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I won't play football any more
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ní bhfuair sí aon airgead uaim
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she got no money from me
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ní labhraíonn sí a oiread céanna leatsa
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she doesn't speak as much as you
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ní mór duit tuairisc scríofa a chur isteach ag deireadh gach ráithe
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you must submit a written report at the end of each quarter
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ní réitíonn an t-anraith liom
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the soup doesn't agree with me
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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 maith liom bheith ag caint go poiblí
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I don't like speaking in public
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ní aon chabhair é
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that's no help
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ní raibh fágtha ina dhiaidh ach roinnt scríbhinní gearra bacacha
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he has only left behind some short, lame writings
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ní scríobhaim litreacha go minic
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I don't write letters often
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ní raibh sé ag cur sneachta le fada
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it hasn't snowed for a long time
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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 raibh am ceart agam le tabhairt faoi go dtí seo
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I hadn't had any proper time to get down to it until now
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ní dhearna sí tada
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she didn't do anything
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ní dhearna sí talamh slán de rud ar bith
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she didn't take anything for granted
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ní bhfuair an ríomhphost, tar éis gur chláraigh mé
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I didn't receive the e-mail, even though I have registered
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ní raibh sí toilteanach cuidiú liom
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she wasn't willing to help me
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ní chloisim thú!
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I can't hear you!
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ní bhfuair mé mo thuarastal
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I didn't get my salary
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ní taibh coinne agam leis
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I did not expect it
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