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dubh

black

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Scottish Gaelic · English

Bha an cù dubh air an fheur ris a' ghrèin.

The black dog on the grass was exposed to the sun.B1

Tha cat is cù agam. Tha an cat dubh agus tha an cù geal.

I have a cat and a dog. The cat is black and the dog is white.B2

'S ann agamsa a tha am fear dubh.

The black one is mine.A2

Bha an cù dubh air an fheur ris a' ghrèin.

The black dog on the grass was exposed to the sun.B1

Tha cat is cù agam. Tha an cat dubh agus tha an cù geal.

I have a cat and a dog. The cat is black and the dog is white.B1

Forms & mutations Treigladau / Claochluithe

You may also meet these forms of dubh in a sentence.

Base form
dubh
Sèimheachadh
dhubh

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