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beatha

life

NounFeminineA1/ˈbʲahə/

"beatha" means "life" in Irish (feminine noun). Pronounced /ˈbʲahə/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → bheatha, Urú → mbeatha.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "beatha" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formbeatha
Séimhiúbheatha
Urúmbeatha

"beatha" in context

Mairim an beatha.

I live life.

A1

Is í an áilleacht cúis na beatha.

Beauty is the reason of life.

A1

Leagadh buidéal uisce beatha roimhe.

A bottle of whiskey was put in front of him.

A2

D'ól siad cuid den uisce beatha.

They drank some of the whiskey.

A2

3 1° Tig leis an Oireachtas socrú a dhéanamh chun comhairlí feidhmeannais is gairme beatha, a ionadaíos ranna de shaol chomhdhaonnach agus de shaol gheilleagrach an phobail, a chur ar bun nó glacadh leo.

3 1° The Oireachtas may provide for the establishment or recognition of functional or vocational councils representing branches of the social and economic life of the people.

B2

Further reading

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