Irish word

chuaigh

analytic past indicative independent of téigh

verbmasculine/xuə/

chuaigh means “analytic past indicative independent of téigh” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /xuə/.

Mutation forms

Chuaigh siad go dtí an zú ar an mbus inné.

They went to the zoo by bus yesterday.

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

When Mary entered the room, Jack suddenly stopped talking.

Chuaigh sí isteach sa tacsaí.

She got in the taxi.

Chuaigh mé go Londain.

I went to London.

Chuaigh sé ar an scoil.

He went to the school.

Time

tosaigh

to begin

críochnaigh

finish

níos

lean

to follow

fan

to wait

deir

says

mair

live

cinnte

certain, sure

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