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hunger in Irish

ocras

hunger

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Additional definitions

  • poverty
  • strong desire

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Tá ocras orm!

I'm hungry!A2

Tá mé ag ithe torthaí, mar tá ocras orm.

I'm eating fruits because I'm hungry.A2

Tá ocras orm. Níl fearg orm.

I'm hungry. I'm not angry.B2

Ithim, mar tá ocras orm.

I eat because I'm hungry.A2

Bhí ocras orthu.

They were hungry.A2

Forms & mutations Treigladau / Claochluithe

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

Base form
ocras
Urú
n-ocras
Réamhlitir h
hocras
Réamhlitir t
t-ocras
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