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must (past of caith) in Irish

chaith

must (past of caith)

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Chaith na fir a saol ag baint guail.

The men spent their lives mining coal.A2

Ba cheart go mbeadh Gaeilge mhaith ag an té a chaith an oiread sin ama sa Ghaeltacht.

Anybody who spent so much time in the Gaeltacht should speak good Irish.C1

Ba chóir go mbeadh Gaeilge mhaith ag an té a chaith an oiread sin ama sa Ghaeltacht.

Anybody who spent so much time in the Gaeltacht should speak good Irish.C1

Chaith muid bliain go leith i mbun na hoibre.

We spent a year and a half doing that work.A2

Chaith muid an lá ar an trá.

We spent the day on the beach.A1

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

Base form
chaith
Séimhiú
chhaith
Urú
gchaith
When to use séimhiú and urú →

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