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chuaigh

analytic past indicative independent of téigh

Verbdict/xuə/

"chuaigh" means "analytic past indicative independent of téigh" in Irish (verb). Pronounced /xuə/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → chhuaigh, Urú → gchuaigh.

Mutation forms

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

MutationForm
Base formchuaigh
Séimhiúchhuaigh
Urúgchuaigh

"chuaigh" in context

Chuaigh siad go dtí an zú ar an mbus inné.

They went to the zoo by bus yesterday.

B1

Nuair a chuaigh Mary isteach sa seomra, stop Jack ag caint go tobann.

When Mary entered the room, Jack suddenly stopped talking.

B2

Chuaigh sí isteach sa tacsaí.

She got in the taxi.

B1

Chuaigh mé go Londain.

I went to London.

A1

Chuaigh sé ar an scoil.

He went to the school.

A1

Further reading

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