PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ní bhfaighidh sé aon ghreim dá dtiteadh an ~ as, he won’t get a bite (to eat) even if his teeth were to fall out of his gums, no matter how much he craves it.
Ní h~ dó nach dtiocfaidh sé, there is no fear that he won’t come.
Ní bhfaighidh tú é dá dtitfeadh na fiacla asat, you won’t get it no matter how much you crave it.
Níl ~ ar bith sna clocha sin, there is no regular grain in those stones (i.e. they won’t break in a regular pattern).
Dá gcaithfeá leis go hiallacha na ~ (ní bheadh maith duit ann), no matter how hard you try it (you won’t succeed).
Ní sheasfaidh mé é a thréan ná a threas, a thréan ná a thrua, I won’t be able to bear it, no matter how I try.