Chaith na fir a saol ag baint guail.
The men spent their lives mining coal.
A2
Irish word
chaith
must (past of caith)
verbmasculine/xɑh/
chaith means “must (past of caith)” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /xɑh/.
Mutation forms
| Mutation | Form |
|---|---|
| Base form | chaith |
| Séimhiú | chhaith |
| Urú | gchaith |
chaith in context
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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