Irish word

thit

to fall (past of tit)

verbmasculine/hitʲ/

thit means “to fall (past of tit)” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /hitʲ/.

Mutation forms

Thit Peter i ngrá leis an cailín.

Peter fell in love with the girl.

Sleamhnaigh mé agus thit mé ar an trasrian, díreach nuair a chas an solas chuig dearg.

I slipped and fell on the crosswalk, just when the light turned red.

Ba bheag nár thit mé i laige nuair a chuala mé an scéal.

I nearly fainted when I heard the story.

Cén t-am a thit sé amach?

When did it happen?

Thit mé i mo chodladh, cé go raibh an scannán an-suimiúil.

I fell asleep even though the film was very interesting.

Time

tosaigh

to begin

críochnaigh

finish

níos

lean

to follow

fan

to wait

deir

says

mair

live

cinnte

certain, sure

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