Ciall nárbh | Babel Free

Sainmhínithe

1. wasn’t/wouldn’t... be? (used to introduce a negative question)
2. which/who wasn’t/wouldn’t be (used to introduce both direct and indirect relative clauses)
3. that... it wasn’t/wouldn’t be; whether/if... it wasn’t/wouldn’t be (used to introduce a negative past/conditional copular subordinate clause, including an indirect question)

Samplaí

“Nárbh fhearr leat cupán tae?”

Wouldn’t you prefer a cup of tea?

“an bhean nárbh iascaire í”

the woman who wasn’t a fisherwoman

“an bhean nárbh fhearr léi bainne”

the woman who wouldn’t prefer milk

“Do bhíodar sé mhí gan fille, agus nuair a chonaic Máire an t-árthach ag teacht⟳ chun cuain, bhí sceitimíní ar a croidhe le lúthgháir agus le h-áthas, ní nárbh’ iongnadh.”

They were [away] six months without returning, and when Máire saw the vessel coming to port, her heart had raptures of gladness and joy, which was not surprising.

“Dúirt sí nárbh fhearr léi cupán tae.”

She said that she wouldn’t prefer a cup of tea

“Ní raibh a fhios agam nárbh fhearr léi cupán tae.”

I didn’t know whether she would prefer a cup of tea.

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