ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To ask s.o. sth., rud a fhiafraí de dhuine.
Ask him the time, fiafraigh de cén t-am é.
He was asking for you, bhí sé do d'fhiafraí.
What have you done with it? Find out! cad a rinnis leis? Fiafraigh den chat é!
To inquire of s.o., fiafraí de dhuine.
Who may you be? cé atá agam ann (mura miste fiafraí)?
To query if, whether . . ., a fhiafraí, a fhiosrú, an (ar) ...
Would it be rude to enquire . . ., ar mhiste, bhfuil dochar, a fhiafraí. . .
Ask him what books he wants, fiafraigh de cé na leabhair atá uaidh.
Ask him when she left, fiafraigh de cén uair a d'imigh sí.
Ask him who found it? fiafraigh de cé a fuair é?