Irish word

tháinig

to come (past indicative analytic of tar)

verbmasculine/ˈhɑːnʲɪɟ/

tháinig means “to come (past indicative analytic of tar)” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɑːnʲɪɟ/.

Mutation forms

Tháinig mé amach as an tacsaí.

I got out of the taxi.

Inniu a tháinig siad?

Did they come today?

Tháinig sé ar uair an mheán oíche.

He arrived at midnight.

Tháinig tú ar ais.

You came back.

Tháinig sibh ar ais.

You came back.

Time

tosaigh

to begin

críochnaigh

finish

níos

lean

to follow

fan

to wait

deir

says

mair

live

cinnte

certain, sure

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