TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
whose, poss.pron. 1 (Interrogative) Cé leis? Whose is this? cé leis seo? Whose gloves are these? cé leis na lámhainní seo? Whose fault is it? cé air a bhfuil an locht? Whose book did you take? cér leis an leabhar a thug tú leat? 2 (Relative) A, neg. nach (with eclipsed dependent form); ar, neg. nár (with united form of the past tense of regular vbs., and with appropriate poss. adj.). The boy whose work I showed you, an buachaill ar thaispeánas a chuid oibre duit. The girl whose mother I meet, an cailín a gcastar a máthair dom. The man whose son I never saw, an fear nach bhfaca mé a mhac riamh. The man to whose wife I sent the money, an fear ar chuir mé an t-airgead chuig a bhean. The person for whose sake he suffered, an té ar fhulaing sé ar a shon.
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
There was once a king whose wife died, bhí rí agus cailleadh a bhean.
Whose deal is it? cé leis déanamh? cé leis an roinnt?
Whose fault is it? cé is ciontach leis?
Whose move is it? cé leis imirt?
A man whose name is the same as mine, fear atá ar aon ainm liom.
Bill: etc: Whose stroke is it? cé leis an imirt?