Topic: Irish

"We eat sandwiches without cheese."

Translation:Ithimid ceapairí gan cháis.

June 4, 2015

12 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/FrederickEason
  • 628

Since cáis is lenited here, does that mean gan is one of the prepositions that causes lenition?

October 5, 2015
https://www.duolingo.com/IarlaORiada

    I have the same question. For what it's worth my gaelscoil daughter says yes, that's the case.

    December 29, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/torowan
    • 93

    Yes, this causes lenition, per https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/Gan

    January 11, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/Asskrha1234

      Cen fath? Is maith liom mile cáis.

      June 4, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/scilling
      • 1783

      Arbh fhéidir go bhfuil ailléirge ar tháirgí déiríochta acu?

      June 4, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/mjkuecker1965

        A béile gan tae, ceapairí gan cáis? Cad atá cearr le saol seo?

        June 6, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/scilling
        • 1783

        Arbh fhéidir cineál aithrí é?

        June 6, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/mjkuecker1965

          Aithrí go bhfuil sé.

          June 7, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/tr3km313

            How do you post a sentence like that and does the pronouncing of the translation, I like that

            June 4, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/gliddon

              "Itheann sinn lucha gan cháis."

              Of course we do. They come pre-stuffed!

              December 16, 2017
              https://www.duolingo.com/josefderry

                Why does ''cais'' not fit here

                October 10, 2018
                https://www.duolingo.com/Daragh823889

                  That means they had ---

                  July 14, 2016
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