Irish word

chuala

past of clois and cluin

verbmasculine/ˈxuəl̪ˠə/

chuala means “past of clois and cluin” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈxuəl̪ˠə/.

Mutation forms

Ba bheag nár thit mé i laige nuair a chuala mé an scéal.

I nearly fainted when I heard the story.

Chuala mé faoi Thomás.

I've heard of Tom.

Bhí fearg uirthi nuair a chuala sí an scéala.

She was angry when she heard the news.

Bhí sí ar buile nuair a chuala sí nach raibh an obair déanta.

She was mad when she heard the work hadn't been done.

Chuala sí a ghuth um nóin.

She heard his voice around noon.

Time

tosaigh

to begin

críochnaigh

finish

níos

lean

to follow

fan

to wait

deir

says

mair

live

cinnte

certain, sure

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