ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá a ~ is a cíoradh uirthi, she has to fend for herself.
Nuair a tháinig sé chun ~a, when he was old enough to fend for himself.
Treabhadh sé as a ~ féin, let him fend for himself.
Tá sé ~ leis féin, he has to fend for himself; he is all alone.