ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Níor chodail mé aréir as mo chluas, I did not sleep last night because of my (sore) ear.
Chodail sé néal de bhreis aréir, he slept a bit better, longer, last night.
Chodail sé amach é, he had a long sleep, overslept.
Duine a chodail amuigh, a poor sort of person.
Is í do chabhair a chodail amuigh, you were very slow to help; you gave poor help indeed.
Níor chodail mé ~ aréir, I didn’t sleep a wink last night.
Níor chodail mé ~, I didn’t sleep a wink.
Níor chodail mé ~, I didn’t sleep a wink.