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Buntús Cainte 17
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ní raibh | was not / were not |
| ní raibh sé | he wasn't |
| ní raibh siad | they weren't |
| na | the |
| na gardaí | the guards |
| na buachaillí | the boys |
| na múinteoirí | the teachers |
| na cailíní | the girls |
| na rudaí | the things |
| na leanaí | the children |
| na rudaí sin | those things |
| ní raibh na buachaillí ann | the boys were not there |
| ní raibh na cailíní ann | the girls were not there |
| ní raibh na leanaí ann | the children were not there |
| ní raibh na gardaí ann | the guards were not there |
| ní raibh na múinteoirí ann | the teachers were not there |
| ní raibh na rudaí sin ann | those things were not there |
| bhí na buachaillí ar an mbóthar | the boys were on the road |
| ní raibh na cailíní sa bhaile | the girls were not at home |
| bhí na leanaí sa leaba | the children were in bed |
| ní raibh na gardaí ag an teach | the guards were not at the house |
| nach raibh na múinteoirí sa scoil? | weren't the teachers in the school? |
| an bhfuil na rudaí sin sa bhosca? | are those things in the box? |
| ar scoil | at school |
| sa scoil | in the school |
| inniu | today |
| inné | yesterday |
| dána | bold |
| buachaill dána | a bold boy |
| ag caint le | speaking to |
| Bhí na gardaí sa scoil inniu, a dhaidí | The guards were in the school today, daddy |
| Ní raibh siad! Cén fáth? | They weren't! Why? |
| Níl a fhios agam, ach bhí siad ag caint leis na múinteoirí, agus le buachaill freisin | I don't know, but they were speaking to the teachers, and to a boy also |
| Buachaill dána, is dócha? | A bold boy, I suppose? |
| Ní raibh sé ar scoil inné | He wasn't at school yesterday |
| Á-á! Sin é, ní raibh sé ar scoil inné. Bhí sé dána | Ah! That's it, he wasn't at school yesterday. He was bold |