"The musician played the fiddle but he died."
Translation:Sheinn an ceoltóir an fhidil ach fuair sé bás.
June 27, 2015
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scilling
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I don’t know about that — what are the odds that if someone else plays the fiddle, that he’ll die again? ;*)
June 27, 2015
I have also seen the phrase "he died" written as "fuair sé a bhás" (literal translation: "he got his death"). Is this acceptable or is it more of an old form of expression?
April 30, 2016
I've seen both used by both younger and older speakers. I'd say fuair sé a bhás would be a bit more emphatic/dramatic than fuair sé bás. Like, I'd have seen fuair sé a bhás in stories or situations with a bit of drama or ceremony to them and fuair sé bás more when people were just stating/reporting facts without any drama.
September 6, 2016
