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"Níl mé cróga ach tá mé macánta."
Translation:I am not brave but I am honest.
3 years ago
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CassandraGreer
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I got 'i am not only brave I am honest.' I thought 'níl ... ach' meant 'not only' as well. Can someone give me some guidance?
2 years ago
Níl ach can be a bit tricky, but it usually means "only", rather than "not only". But in this particular sentence, ach is a conjunction joining two separate phrases (Níl mé cróga and tá mé macánta) rather than being par of a nil ach phrase.
Níl ach dalta inti - "she is only a student"
Níl ionam ach fear - "I am only a man"
Níl ach nócha agam - "I only have 90"
Níl an carr seo ach ceithre throigh ar fad - "This car is only 4 feet long"
2 years ago
CassandraGreer
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I think I figured out my mistake. I projected a not in there where it wasn't supposed to be...
2 years ago