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Meaning of d' | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR C2
[d̪ˠ]

Definitions

  1. apocopic form of do: Marker of the past tense.
  2. Used before vowel sounds (including when f has been lenited to fh before a vowel) and also before fr- lenited to fhr-. The variant form used before consonants, do, is generally omitted but may be encountered in Munster Irish and in literary language.

Examples

“d’ól sé”

he drank

“d’fhág sé”

he waited

“d’fhreagair sé”

he answered

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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