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keane2097

Conas a deireann tu "As it happens"?

Is feidir leat "Mar a tharlaionn se" a ra, ach is docha go bhfuil nathanna cainte nios fearr na sin le fail...

An bhfuil einne in ann cuidiu a thabhairt domsa?

keane2097

Chomh maith le sin, ba mhaith an focal "perfect" a fhail as Gaeilge...

An bfuil fhios ag einne cad e?

pog it

Bhfuil tú fós ar scoil? Bíonn liosta den chineál sin ag chuile mhúinteoir.

'Foirfe' is a word you can use for perfect.. but 'ceart' or 'iontach' etc. may be more suitable in some sentences..You always need to take into consideration the context before you choose the word.

Also, you would probably learn loads both the Ó' Dónaill and De Bhaldraithe dictionaries.. Ó'Dónaill is Irish-English, and De Bhal is English-Irish. There are no better publications in Irish.. well maybe the older dictionary by Fr. Dinneen which is quite amazing

pog it

For 'as it happens' I can offer 'Sé an chaoi anois air ná..'

That looks to me at least to be colloquial and natural..not literal though but it catches the meaning.

In Ó'Cadhain's 'Athnuachan' which I've just started reading there is a character in it that keeps saying 'sin an chaoi anois é'. By the way that is a side comment! And different use of 'Caoi'.

Poll Dubh

as is happens = 'Mar atá an scéal' de réir foclóir DeBhaldraithe

perfect: déarfainn féin 'díreach ceart'

Gael

Perfect would be foirfe or gan locht, as in the saying:

Níl saoi gan locht - Nobody is perfect

Hagar

Foirfe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA3Elof4fjs

pog it

Just went down through Fr. Dinneen's dictionary there with 'perfect' as the search word and got these results.. so you can see how you can get the perfect word for what you mean

beacht, -eichte, a., perfect, exact, particular, sure, certain, literal; go b. perfectly, entirely, for
ever.

ciuir, -e, a., good, perfect, faultless; quiet; cf. tarraing go ciuin go ciuir, draw quietly and gently

cóimhdhearscnoighthe, p. a., refined, accomplished, perfect.

dearscaighthe (-scnaighthe), p. a., refined, excellent, accomplished, perfect.

diongmhálta, indec. a., worthy, suitable, perfect, fit, confirmed; steady, fixed, strong, staunch.

fíor-, intensive prefix, very, truly, quite (with a.); real, perfect, complete (with subst.).

foirfe/foirbhthe (pron. foirithe), p. a., old, aged; weak from age; full, perfect, faultless, experienced,
trained, perfected.

foirfeacht/foirbhtheacht, -a, f., perfection; experience; senility

iomshláine, g. id., f., fulness; perfection.
iomshláineacht, -a, f., fulness, completeness; perfection.

lán-chosach, -aighe, a., perfect in legs or feet.

lóipín, g. id., pl. -nidhe, m., a rag; a stocking without the vamp, worn without the shoe; jig., a
fault, a defect; níl aon lóipín air, it is perfectly finished, or faultless.

uaspaireacht, -a, f., practice; uaspaireacht a ghníos máighistreacht = practice makes perfect.

simu

For "as it happens", another one you could use is "mar a ráiníonn".

keane2097

Thanks for all the suggestions guys - I've gotten more than enough from ye.

Go raibh maith agaibh.