Irish word

tharla

to happen (analytic past indicative of tarlaigh)

verbmasculine/ˈhɑːɾˠl̪ˠə/

tharla means “to happen (analytic past indicative of tarlaigh)” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɑːɾˠl̪ˠə/.

Mutation forms

Tharla timpiste.

There was an accident.

Ní inseoidh mé d'aon duine cad a tharla duit.

I won't tell anyone what happened to you.

Cad a tharla?

What happened?

Tharla sé ag deireadh an chéid seo caite.

It happened at the end of the last century.

Ag tús na caibidle a tharla an dúnmharú.

The murder happened at the beginning of the chapter.

Time

tosaigh

to begin

críochnaigh

finish

níos

lean

to follow

fan

to wait

deir

says

mair

live

cinnte

certain, sure

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