pity in Irish

trua

pity

nounfeminine/t̪ˠɾˠuə/

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Is mór an trua é sin.

That is a great pity.A1

Is trua nach bhfuil a leithéid i mBaile Átha Cliath.

It's a pity something like that doesn't exist in Dublin.B2

Tá trua agam don bhean bhocht a fuair bás.

I pity the poor woman who died.A2

Is mór an trua sin.

That's a shame.A1

Is mór an trua dom nach bhfaca mé an dráma riamh.

I regret very much that I never saw the play.B2

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