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§ 36 The verb atá often corresponds to the English "there is" or "there are", as, atá bó ag an tobar, there is a cow at the well; atá bó agus asal ag an tobar, there are a cow and and ass at the well.

§ 37 Translate into English

• Atá tú óg fós.
• Atá sé óg agus árd.
• Atá an fort fada agus glar.
• Atá bó ag an tobar úr.
• Atá an tobar tirim.
• Atá an tobar mó tirim.
• Atá mé te, agus aa an tobar tirim.
• Fág an stól ag an doras, atá mé te.
• Atá an stól árd.
• Atá bróg úr ag an dún
• Atá Art ag an dún agus atá bó ag an tobar fós.
• Dún an doras.

§ 38 Translate into Irish

• The field is soft.
• A soft green field.
• The field is green and soft
• I am big and tall,
• Una is young.
• Art is big and tall.
• She is at the door.
• There is a hedge at the well, and there is a cow at the fort.
• The stool is at the door
• Leave the stool at the door.
• I am hot, and the big well is dry yet.
• Leave a big stool at the door.

note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English

See § 13-16