"Faigheann sé griandó gach samhradh."
Translation:He gets sunburn every summer.
September 8, 2015
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DennisManey
1635
I agree for proper English it should be "a sunburn" or "sunburned." This is translated into bad English as is.
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That would be more natural in English. "Griandó" is a noun so I suppose DL is requiring a literal translation.
Daithi2820
1632
Is there some grammatical practice in the caighdeán that causes it to be pronounced as "gríandó" (i.e. with a fado on the vowel "i")? Or is this just a regional canúint of the speaker?
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The sequence of vowels ia is pronounced with a long i and a short a.
Examples: bia, iad, iasc, grian, Cian