PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
go, i dtaobh a rá go, because.
B’éigean dom imeacht aige, I had to leave because of him.
Ní chluinim thú ag gleo na bpáistí, I can’t hear you because of the noise of the children.
An ~ nár labhair sé liom, because he did not speak to me.
Mar nach bhfuil ~ bháid againn, because we have no boats, are without boats.
Níor chodail mé aréir as mo chluas, I did not sleep last night because of my (sore) ear.
De bharr, as a result of, because of.
Trí, ar, bhíthin, ruda, through, because of, sth.
De bhrí go bhfuil siad mór leis, because they are on good terms with him.
Bhí ~ thoinne uirthi mar nach bhfaca sí an litir, she was seething, envious, because she did not see the letter.
Chuaigh sé sna ~ cionn is gur bhréagnaigh mé é, he went into a rage because I contradicted him.
(De) cheal gan misneach a bheith aige, because he is lacking in courage.
3. De chionn go, because.
~ nach bhfaca mé iad, because I didn’t see them.
~ is liom é, because it is mine.
De dhroim a ndearna sé, because of what he did.
Rinne mé ~ leis mar go raibh lá mór oibre roimhe, I gave him something extra (to eat) because he had a hard day’s work ahead of him.
Trí fhachain duine, because of s.o.
~ (is) go raibh siad ag troid, because they were fighting.
Le ~ achrainn a rinne sé é, he did it because he wanted to cause trouble.
I n~ le haon duine amháin, because of one person.
Ná déan é i n~, mar gheall, ormsa, don’t do it because of me.
Níor fhéad mé teacht mar go raibh mé tinn, I couldn’t come because I was ill.
Bhí fearg air faoi go raibh siad ag déanamh gleo, he was angry because they were making noise.
Go bhféacha Dia orm ~ (libh), God help me this day (because of you); I am in a sorry plight now (on your account).
D’fhág an ~ gan déanamh é, it was left undone because each person wanted the other to do it.
Ná cuir thú féin in easláinte leis, don’t ruin your health because of it.
Níor chuala mé é le gleo na bpáistí, I didn’t hear it because of the noise of the children.
Le ~ iad a bheith fliuch, as, because, they were wet.
~ tá, ~ go bhfuil, cúis leis, because there is a reason for it.
~ nach raibh an t-ádh linn, because we were not in luck.
~ gurb é is údar leis, because he brought it about.
Mar ~ raibh an t-ádh orainn, because we were not in luck.
Toisc ~ tairgeadh dom é, because it was not offered to me.
Le h~ na doininne, because of the severity of the storm.
In ~ an lae a bhí ann, because it was that particular day.
3. ~ go, that, because of.
Bhí ~ agam orm féin dá bharr, I was disgusted with myself because of it.
Is fiú an scéal sin a léamh ar ~ na stíle atá ann, that story is worth reading because of its style.
Ní i d~ mé a rá leat, not because I say it to you.
Níor mhaith liom dul faoi chostas mar sin leis, I wouldn’t like to undertake so much expense because of it.
4. ~, de thoisc, because, on account of.
~ go raibh deifir orm, because I was in a hurry.