to begin (past of tosaigh) in Irish

thosaigh

to begin (past of tosaigh)

verb/ˈhɞsˠɪɟ/

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Thosaigh mé ag déanamh imní den turas.

I began to worry about the trip.A2

Thosaigh an ríomhaire.

The computer started.A2

Tháinig Tomás den bhus agus thosaigh sé ag siúl abhaile.

Tom got off the bus and started walking home.B1

Is cuma cé a thosaigh an argóint nó cén fáth.

It doesn't matter who started the argument or why.B1

B'iad na Normannaigh a thosaigh an nós féasóg a bhearradh agus gruaig a ghearradh.

It was the Normans who started the habit of shaving beards and cutting hair.B2

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