Irish word

rinne

past analytic independent of déan

verbmasculine/ˈɾˠɪn̠ʲə/

rinne means “past analytic independent of déan” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈɾˠɪn̠ʲə/.

rinne in context

Rinne sé rud an-amaideach.

He did a very foolish thing.

Conas mar a rinne tú é?

How did you do it?

’Sé a rinne é ná Éamonn.

The one who did it was Éamonn.

’Séard a rinne siad ná an fhuinneog a bhriseadh.

What they did was break the window.

Rinne sí an obair go cúramach.

She did the work carefully.

Time

tosaigh

to begin

críochnaigh

finish

níos

lean

to follow

fan

to wait

deir

says

mair

live

cinnte

certain, sure

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