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PostPosted: Mon 02 Apr 2012 3:58 am 
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Tiomanta do m'aingeal mháthair: Anseo seasann súil aon uair is gá duité

I would like it to read "Dedicated to my angel mother: Here stands hope whenever you need it"


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PostPosted: Mon 02 Apr 2012 5:36 am 
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tony777 wrote:
Tiomanta do m'aingeal mháthair: Anseo seasann súil aon uair is gá duité

I would like it to read "Dedicated to my angel mother: Here stands hope whenever you need it"


I don't think so, Tony. It definitely has issues.

I'd suggest something like:

Tiomnaithe do mo mháthair ainglí: Tá dóchas anseo má tá gá agat dó.: Dedicated to my angelic mother: Hope is here, if you need it.

Please wait for more learned input.

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PostPosted: Mon 02 Apr 2012 10:38 am 
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You have a stray "i" there in 'mháthair', a Red.

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PostPosted: Mon 02 Apr 2012 12:42 pm 
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Should it not be más gá duit


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PostPosted: Mon 02 Apr 2012 3:03 pm 
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I think there may be two idioms mixed up here:

gá a bheith agat le rud "to have need of something"

más gá (dhuit) (é) "If need be/If you need it"

Not that they mean different things but the pronouns used are different for each one.

Also, am ar bith or cibé am would also work for "whenever", I think.

For the last part, perhaps:

Tá dóchas anseo cibé am is gá dhuit é. (Or perhaps beidh would sound more natural?)

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