Irish word

fuair

get (analytic past indicative of faigh)

verbmasculine/fˠuəɾʲ/

fuair means “get (analytic past indicative of faigh)” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /fˠuəɾʲ/.

Mutation forms

Fuair Taro bás dhá bhliain ó shin.

Taro died two years ago.

Ghearr sé é leis an scian a fuair sé mar bronntanas óna dheartháir.

He cut it with the knife that he got as a gift from his brother.

Phós Máire an fear a fuair an chéad duais.

Máire married the man who got first prize.

Fuair mé an t-airgead.

I found the money.

Fuair sé bás inné.

He died yesterday.

Time

tosaigh

to begin

críochnaigh

finish

níos

lean

to follow

fan

to wait

deir

says

mair

live

cinnte

certain, sure

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