"I have it eaten"

Saoirse · **Posted:** Mon 04 Feb 2013 12:24 pm

Tá sé ite agam = I have it eaten / I have eaten it.

My question is really about the English. Is it only in Ireland that we would say, 'I have it eaten." Do English speakers elsewhere use that word order? Am I imagining a connection to the Irish that isn't there?

Breandán · **Posted:** Mon 04 Feb 2013 12:43 pm

Saoirse wrote:

Tá sé ite agam = I have it eaten / I have eaten it.

My question is really about the English. Is it only in Ireland that we would say, 'I have it eaten." Do English speakers elsewhere use that word order? Am I imagining a connection to the Irish that isn't there?

Only in Oyrland !

Saoirse · **Posted:** Mon 04 Feb 2013 1:58 pm

Breandán wrote:

Saoirse wrote:

Tá sé ite agam = I have it eaten / I have eaten it.

My question is really about the English. Is it only in Ireland that we would say, 'I have it eaten." Do English speakers elsewhere use that word order? Am I imagining a connection to the Irish that isn't there?

Only in Oyrland !

Now where's that leprachaun smiley when you want him? Ooops! Wrong site! :mrgreen:

Somhairle Óg · **Posted:** Mon 04 Feb 2013 3:57 pm

Ive only ever heard it in Ireland

NiallBeag · **Joined:** Wed 19 Dec 2012 3:58 pm **Posts:** 488

Saoirse wrote:

Tá sé ite agam = I have it eaten / I have eaten it.

My question is really about the English. Is it only in Ireland that we would say, 'I have it eaten." Do English speakers elsewhere use that word order? Am I imagining a connection to the Irish that isn't there?

I don't recall ever hearing it in Scotland.

The Irish version interests me, though, cos that doesn't exist in Scottish Gaelic (as far as I've been told, anyway).

They've got "Tha mi air ithe / air a h-ithe", which is roughly equivalent to the Irish "after doing" construction ("air" is normally equivalent to "ar"), but there's no "agam" with the verbal nouns.

When do you use this in Irish? Is it for listing experiences? (eg I've been to France and Spain, I've never eaten snails etc)

Saoirse · **Posted:** Tue 05 Feb 2013 12:23 pm

An example where it could be used:

"Níor ith tú do dhinnéar fós!"
"TÁ sé ite agam!"

Lughaidh · **Joined:** Thu 15 Sep 2011 12:06 pm **Posts:** 2436

Quote:

They've got "Tha mi air ithe / air a h-ithe", which is roughly equivalent to the Irish "after doing" construction ("air" is normally equivalent to "ar"), but there's no "agam" with the verbal nouns.

the Irish equivalent is with i ndiaidh / th'éis:
Tá mé i ndiaidh a ithe...

Quote:

When do you use this in Irish? Is it for listing experiences? (eg I've been to France and Spain, I've never eaten snails etc)

I think it's when you've just completed something.
Dála an sgéil, tá mé 'mo chomhnaidhe sa Fhrainnc ó rugadh mé (ach bliadhain amháin) agus char ith mise seilide ar bith ariamh :darklaugh:

(ná sliasta frog ach an oiread!)

Saoirse · **Posted:** Tue 05 Feb 2013 1:59 pm

Lughaidh wrote:

Dála an sgéil, tá mé 'mo chomhnaidhe sa Fhrainnc ó rugadh mé (ach bliadhain amháin) agus char ith mise seilide ar bith ariamh (ná sliasta frog ach an oiread!)

Tar anseo go hÉireann. Apparently we are eating horses by the stable load here these days. :dog:

(ní raibh aon smiley le capall!)

Lughaidh · **Joined:** Thu 15 Sep 2011 12:06 pm **Posts:** 2436

Bu mhaith liom theacht go h-Éirinn aríst!

Dála an sgéil cha bhidheann mórán misnighe ionnam le rudaí aisteacha a dh'ithe :mrgreen:

AnBraonach · **Joined:** Sat 22 Sep 2012 5:40 pm **Posts:** 157

Saoirse wrote:

Lughaidh wrote:

Dála an sgéil, tá mé 'mo chomhnaidhe sa Fhrainnc ó rugadh mé (ach bliadhain amháin) agus char ith mise seilide ar bith ariamh (ná sliasta frog ach an oiread!)

Tar anseo go hÉireann. Apparently we are eating horses by the stable load here these days. :dog:

(ní raibh aon smiley le capall!)

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