Réamhfhocal game / preposition game required?

Saoirse · **Posted:** Fri 31 Aug 2012 10:00 pm

Scooby wrote:

77. Bhuaigh said an corn trí bliana ______ a chéile.

77. Bhuaigh said an corn trí bliana as a chéile.

I am more familiar with 'i ndiaidh a chéile'.

Aislingeach · **Posted:** Fri 31 Aug 2012 10:05 pm

A Shaoirse, I think you have done a fantastic job with these! 80 looked so daunting. I could never have done it, not knowing what it was supposed to say. Maith thú, a chara!

Saoirse · **Posted:** Fri 31 Aug 2012 10:13 pm

Aislingeach wrote:

A Shaoirse, I think you have done a fantastic job with these! 80 looked so daunting. I could never have done it, not knowing what it was supposed to say. Maith thú, a chara!

Not over the line yet, but I can see the finish line! I think it is Scooby who really deserves the credit here. He has shown incredible patience. A few others dropped in from time to time too to give a dig out. :party:

Scooby · **Joined:** Tue 06 Sep 2011 7:18 pm **Posts:** 576

Saoirse wrote:

Scooby wrote:

77. Bhuaigh said an corn trí bliana ______ a chéile.

77. Bhuaigh said an corn trí bliana as a chéile.

I am more familiar with 'i ndiaidh a chéile'.

Correct except for my typo ['said' should of course be 'siad' - I'm blaming the autocorrect!]

Aislingeach · **Posted:** Sat 01 Sep 2012 1:27 am

Saoirse wrote:

Not over the line yet, but I can see the finish line! I think it is Scooby who really deserves the credit here. He has shown incredible patience. A few others dropped in from time to time too to give a dig out. :party:

Aontaím. Scooby gets mad props for patience. :yes:

Errigal · **Joined:** Fri 09 Sep 2011 2:06 pm **Posts:** 716

Aislingeach wrote:

A Shaoirse, I think you have done a fantastic job with these! 80 looked so daunting. I could never have done it, not knowing what it was supposed to say. Maith thú, a chara!

Typo alert in 80! The first word "Ní" should be "Níl" - which should remove confusion.

Saoirse · **Posted:** Sat 01 Sep 2012 10:01 am

Scooby wrote:

['said' should of course be 'siad' - I'm blaming the autocorrect!]

I didn't even notice it!

Scooby wrote:

78. ______ deireadh thiar thall d’éirigh ______ a gceann scribe a bhaint amach.

78. Sa deireadh thiar thall d’éirigh leo a gceann scribe a bhaint amach.

Saoirse · **Posted:** Sat 01 Sep 2012 10:05 am

Errigal wrote:

Typo alert in 80! The first word "Ní" should be "Níl" - which should remove confusion.

Thanks for the heads-up! :LOL:

Scooby · **Joined:** Tue 06 Sep 2011 7:18 pm **Posts:** 576

Saoirse wrote:

Scooby wrote:

['said' should of course be 'siad' - I'm blaming the autocorrect!]

I didn't even notice it!

Scooby wrote:

78. ______ deireadh thiar thall d’éirigh ______ a gceann scribe a bhaint amach.

78. Sa deireadh thiar thall d’éirigh leo a gceann scribe a bhaint amach.

But you'll have noticed the (deliberate

) missing síneadh fada on scríbe???

Interesting! This is of benefit to me too because it makes me revisit my own answers (and typos - including no.80, thanks Errigal, which I had not noticed before)

I had Sa deireadh too, but now I wonder if Ar deireadh might be acceptable too, and then there's Faoi dheireadh which is in FGB (as are the others but in contexts which may not be the same). My question didn't include lenition on deireadh, which may have misled?

Comments from others welcome as to what the best answer is for the above.

Saoirse · **Posted:** Sat 01 Sep 2012 2:52 pm

Scooby wrote:

Interesting! This is of benefit to me too because it makes me revisit my own answers (and typos - including no.80, thanks Errigal, which I had not noticed before)

So I'M doing YOU a favour. That's the way I see it too. You're welcome! :twisted:

Scooby wrote:

I had Sa deireadh too, but now I wonder if Ar deireadh might be acceptable too, and then there's Faoi dheireadh which is in FGB (as are the others but in contexts which may not be the same).

Potafocal seems to give all these options too.

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