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faoi

under/about

PrepositionA1

"faoi" means "under/about" in Irish (preposition). Mutation forms: Séimhiú → fhaoi, Urú → bhfaoi.

Mutation forms

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

MutationForm
Base formfaoi
Séimhiúfhaoi
Urúbhfaoi

"faoi" in context

Céard faoi a raibh sibh ag caint?

What were you talking about?

A2

Nach ndearnadh rud ar bith faoi sin?

Was nothing done about that?

B1

Tá sé ina chónaí faoi shíocháin.

He lives in peace.

A2

Táimid ag dul faoi uisce.

We're sinking.

A1

Bliain Úr Faoi Mhaise Duit!

Happy New Year!

A2

Further reading

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