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duine

person

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Tá triúr mac agam. Tá duine díobh i Nua-Eabhrac, ach tá an chuid eile i Londan.

I have three sons. One is in New York, but the others are in London.B1

An bhfuil tú ag bualadh le duine éigin anseo?

Are you meeting someone here?B1

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

Is í Peige an duine a chríochnóidh an obair.

Peige is probably the one who'll finish the work.A2

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

Base form
duine
Séimhiú
dhuine
Urú
nduine
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