Topic: Irish

"Codlaím ar an eitleán."

Translation:I sleep on the airplane.

August 17, 2015

8 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/katastrophe423
  • 195

Wings make very comfy beds I'm told.

August 17, 2015
https://www.duolingo.com/Darth8863

    Yes, and they come with complementary fans.

    March 21, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/OliverCasserley

      sounds like" culleen ar an eitleán

      May 3, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/Darth8863

        Shouldn't it be "Codlaím ar an t-eitleán"?

        March 21, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/SatharnPHL
        Mod
        • 1127

        No. The preposition means that the noun is now in the dative rather than nominative, and the rules for initial mutation are different.

        March 21, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/Darth8863

          Thank you.

          March 21, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/Daithi8
          Plus

            I was annoyed when "aircraft" was not accepted as correct. I didn't try "aeroplane" which is correct English but not American, but I guess that may have been ruled wrong too. This is not the first time I've been ruled wrong when using a perfectly valid synonym.

            January 25, 2016
            https://www.duolingo.com/scilling
            • 1776

            “Aircraft” is a hypernym of “airplane”/“aeroplane” rather than a synonym of them, since there are aircraft that are not airplanes/aeroplanes, e.g. zeppelins.

            If “aeroplane” is not accepted as correct, then use the Report a Problem button to bring it to the course creators’ attention.

            October 22, 2016
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