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fault in Irish

botún

fault

Additional definitions

  • blunder
  • farrier's knife

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Irish · English

Níl tuilleadh botún ar bith uainn.

We don't want any more mistakes.B1

Déan iarracht gan an botún céanna a dhéanamh agus a rinne mé.

Try not to make the same mistake I did.A2

Cén fáth a ndearna tú botún den sórt sin?

Why did you make that sort of mistake?B1

Admhaím go ndearna mé botún.

I admit that I have made a mistake.B1

An bhfeiceann tú an botún seo?

Can you see this mistake?B1

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You may also meet these forms of botún in a sentence.

Base form
botún
Séimhiú
bhotún
Urú
mbotún
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