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marko_polo1234

Hi guys, I was wondering if someone could clear up something for me. I notice whenever I'm reading Irish books/magazines I don't know what the difference is between 'chuig' , 'chun' and 'do'. I always seem to get confused weather it means 'to' or 'for' etc so could someone please give me a simple reply as to what each word means and when you would use it.
Cheers, mark.

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P. Breathnach

The unhelpful but true response is that there isn't a simple answer. Prepositions are probably the trickiest words to master in any language, and even people who learn a second language very well can slip up in using them.

It is sometimes helpful (but extra work) to try to remember verb-preposition pairs and how they are used.

AnamGlas

marko_polo1234 wrote: »

Hi guys, I was wondering if someone could clear up something for me. I notice whenever I'm reading Irish books/magazines I don't know what the difference is between 'chuig' , 'chun' and 'do'. I always seem to get confused weather it means 'to' or 'for' etc so could someone please give me a simple reply as to what each word means and when you would use it.
Cheers, mark.

"do" is a very general term for "to", can be used in most places.

"chuig" i think this would be a more direct application, where there is a destination involved - chuig an leabharlann

"chun" is when time or an action is involved, e.g. ceathrú chun a tri, chun chabhraigh a chara

don't take this as gospel, i'm still only learning myself! open to correction