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Irish word

éist

hear

verbmasculine/eːʃtʲ/

éist means “hear” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /eːʃtʲ/.

Definitions

  • attend
  • listen [with le ‘to’]

Mutation forms

MutationForm
Base forméist
Urún-éist
Réamhlitir hhéist
Réamhlitir tt-éist

éist in context

Féach orm agus éist liom.

Look at me and listen to me.

A2

D'éist Tomás go géar.

Tom listened attentively.

B1

Éist go cúramach

Listen carefully.

A2

Anois, éist!

Now, listen!

A1

D'éist sí. Ní raibh ní ba mhó le mothachtáil.

She listened. Nothing more could be heard.

C1

Topics

Society

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