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cheap

thought, supposed

Verbdict/çapˠ/

"cheap" means "thought, supposed" in Irish (verb). Pronounced /çapˠ/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → chheap, Urú → gcheap.

Mutation forms

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

MutationForm
Base formcheap
Séimhiúchheap
Urúgcheap

"cheap" in context

Cheap mé go bhfaca mé duine ansin.

I thought I saw someone there.

A1

Is é Colm an duine a cheap mé a chonaic mé.

Colm is the person I thought I saw.

A2

Cheap cailín a méara sa doras.

A girl caught her fingers in the door.

A2

Bhí costas an lóistín níos airde ná mar a cheap muid.

The accommodaton costs were higher than we thought.

A2

Cheap siad ina uachtarán é.

They appointed him president.

A2

Further reading

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