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fhan

past of fan

Verbdict/ɑn̪ˠ/

"fhan" means "past of fan" in Irish (verb). Pronounced /ɑn̪ˠ/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → fhhan, Urú → bhfhan.

Mutation forms

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

MutationForm
Base formfhan
Séimhiúfhhan
Urúbhfhan

"fhan" in context

D'fhan sí in ostán.

She stayed at a hotel.

A1

Sin é an teach ar fhan mé ann.

That's the house I stayed in.

A2

Sin í an bhean ar fhan siad léi.

That's the woman they stayed with.

A2

D'fhan an buachaill ina thost.

The boy remained silent.

A2

Cá fhad a d'fhan tú sa Fhrainc?

How long did you stay in France?

B1

Further reading

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