Meaning of tuig | Babel Free

Definitions

1. understand
   ambitransitive
2. know the meaning of, comprehend
   ambitransitive
3. know the nature of
   ambitransitive
4. know the reason for
   ambitransitive
5. have the feeling for
   ambitransitive
6. realize
   ambitransitive
7. assume to be true
   ambitransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Níor thuig sé na focla sin go ceann na mblianta ina dhiaidh sin.”

He didn't understand those words until years later.

“Ní féidir Éirí Amach 1916 a thuiscint i gceart muna dtuigtear a mhéad agus a bhí sé ina hagóid in éadan an Chogaidh Mhóir.”

The 1916 Rising cannot be properly understood without understanding the extent to which it was a protest against the Great War.

“Thuig sé anois an fáth a ndeineadh a mháthair a broinn a sciomradh aon uair a chothaítí beatha inti.”

He now understood why his mother's womb was made to tremble whenever life was nurtured in her.

“Ní dlí docht ceimiceach é riail an ochtréid ach áis le nascadh ceimiceach a thuiscint.”

The octet rule is not a strict chemical law but rather a tool for understanding chemical bonding.

“Thuig sí go raibh an cath sin caillte aici .”

She realized that she had lost that battle.

“Tuigimid go bhfuil pobal na Gaeilge trí chéile go láidir taobh thiar den éileamh atá á chur chun cinn ag Conradh na Gaeilge.”

We understand that the Irish language community as a whole is strongly behind the demand being promoted by Conradh na Gaeilge.

CEFR level