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Can't figure this out..

  • 30-03-2010 04:01PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,912 ✭✭✭


    Céard ar mhaith leat nó Céard ba mhaith leat?

    Which one is caighdeán and which one is colloquial? Or is one just wrong altogether?

    They are both turning up on Google so I'm still completely confused!

    Thanks for any help on this!


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Micilin Muc


    Céard ba mhaith leat is both caighdeánach and colloquial I think, but I'll check it out!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Krusader


    We learnt Cad ba mhaith leat in our class, which is teaching the CO, so I you'd say
    Céard ba mhaith leat would be CO also


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,286 ✭✭✭Gael


    'Céard ar mhaith leat' seems wrong to me. 'Ar' shouldn't be used in that context. 'Céard ba mhaith leat' is definitely right.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,912 ✭✭✭pog it


    I keep an open mind and check anything I'm not sure about.

    I think it was because "Would you like" is "Ar mhaith leat" that I had written "céard ar mhaith leat" without thinking about it.

    Great to know "céard ba mhaith" is colloquial and caighdeán. Happy days. Another one bites the dust.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Micilin Muc


    Céard ar mhaith leat is definitely wrong! What you're looking at here is An Chopail agus an Clásal Coibhneasta. It's not easy!


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  • Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    clasál coibhneasta is tricky - not hard much tho. just tricky.


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