TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
pé, pron. & a. & conj. 1. Whoever. ~ hé féin, whoever he is. 2. Whatever, whichever. ~, ~ ar bith, duine, rud, whatever person, thing. ~ ceann is fearr leat, whichever one you prefer. ~ rud a dúirt sé, whatever he said. ~ áit a bhfuil sí, wherever she is. ~ scéal é, anyhow. S.a. domhan 1(b). 3. Whether. ~ fada gearr é, be it long or short. ~ olc maith leat é, whether you like it or not. 4. (With acu) (a) Whoever, whichever. ~ acu den bheirt a bhí ann, whichever of the two of them was there. ~ acu againn, whichever of us. (b) Whether. ~ acu eisean nó ise a dúirt é, whether it was he or she who said it. ~ acu is maith leat é nó nach maith, whether you like it or not.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Pé ~ é, whatever the reason.
Pé ar ~ é, anyway, in any case.
Cibé, pé, in Éirinn é, whoever he may be; whatever it may be.
Pé ~ a rachaidh sé, however it goes.
Pé ~í atá ag teastáil, whatever fittings are required.
Pé ~ a bhí ar a chumas a dhéanamh, whatever he was able to scrape together.
Pé ~ a bhuail é, whatever came over him.