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teaghlach

family

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  • household

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Níl teaghlach agam.

I don't have a family.A2

Tá teaghlach agam.

I have a family.A1

Tá col ar leith aige leis an teaghlach ríoga.

He particularly hates the royal family.B1

In áit na seanchomharsan, bhog teaghlach nua isteach a bhí i gcónaí ag cothú trioblóide.

In place of the old neighbours, a new family moved in who were always causing trouble.B1

Thréig sí a tír dhúchais ar son poist mar fheighlí linbh le teaghlach in Éirinn.

She abandoned her native country for a job as a child minder with a family in Ireland.B2

Forms & mutations Treigladau / Claochluithe

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

Base form
teaghlach
Séimhiú
theaghlach
Urú
dteaghlach
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