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Topic: Irish

"He has eighty years."

Translation:Tá ochtó bliain aige.

3 years ago

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SatharnPHL
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"Fiche bliain ag fás" - I should have remembered this one.

1 year ago
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Wouldn't this be ochtó bliana since bliain has a special plural form used for counting? Or am I forgetting part of the rules?

3 years ago
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scilling
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Ochtó bliain is correct. A summary of the rules for nouns such as bliain can be found here.

3 years ago
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Go raibh maith agat.

3 years ago
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Does this mean, "He is eighty"? Or am I missing something?

1 year ago
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