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says in Irish

deir

says

Additional definitions

  • present indicative of abair (to say)

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Cad a deir sé nuair nach mbíonn an freagra ceart aige?

What does he say when he doesn't have the right answer?B1

Deir sé liom nach bhfuil airgead aige.

He tells me he has no money.B1

Glacfaidh sí le rud ar bith a deir tú léi.

She will accept anything you tell her.A2

Deir gach éinne a bhí beo i 1963 gur cuimhin leo go cruinn ala an ama ar chuala siad faoi dhúnmharú an Uachtaráin John F. Kennedy.

Everybody who was alive in 1963 says they remember exactly the point in time when they heard of President John F. Kennedy's assassination.B2

Táthar ann a deir nach raibh in ionsaithe an 11ú Meán Fomhair ach leithscéal do Mheiriceá cogadh a fhearadh ar an domhan mór.

Some people say the 11 September attacks were only an excuse for America to wage war against the whole world.C1

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You may also meet these forms of deir in a sentence.

Base form
deir
Séimhiú
dheir
Urú
ndeir
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