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Topic: Irish

"Leagann sí an pláta ar an mbord."

Translation:She sets the plate on the table.

3 years ago

4 Comments

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Why is 'she puts the plate on the table' not correct? Doesn't it mean the same thing?

2 years ago
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Knocksedan
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You can't translate úll as "pear", even though they're both green, sometimes red, roundish fruit that grow on trees.

"set" and "put" have some overlap in meaning, but they're not interchangeable, and leag and cuir have different applications too.

2 years ago
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How can you tell whether 'ag' will come out to be 'on or 'at'? I see many instances in which, in English, either word would be correct, but only one is accepted as a translation.

3 years ago
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ag should always be 'at' and ar is 'on'

3 years ago
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