Irish word

bhain

to mow (past of bain)

verbmasculine/vˠinʲ/

bhain means “to mow (past of bain)” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /vˠinʲ/.

Mutation forms

Bhain mé taitneamh as an gceolchoirm ach amháin go raibh an halla fuar.

I enjoyed the concert except that the hall was cold.

Bhain siad an ceann scríbe amach.

They reached their destination.

Ar bhain tú taitneamh as an oíche?

Did you enjoy the night?

Bhain an madra greim asam.

The dog bit me.

Bhain mé sult as bhur gcuideachta.

I enjoyed your company.

Time

tosaigh

to begin

críochnaigh

finish

níos

lean

to follow

fan

to wait

deir

says

mair

live

cinnte

certain, sure

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