tá ... in ann
Ability with in Ann
Bí in ann plus a verbal noun expresses capability: Tá sí in ann snámh. An object follows the verbal-noun syntax.
How It Works
Bí in ann plus a verbal noun expresses capability: Tá sí in ann snámh. An object follows the verbal-noun syntax.
Bí in ann describes capacity or being able to do something. Bí supplies the tense, so bhí and beidh can locate that capacity in the past or future. A direct object belongs to the following verbal-noun phrase and follows its own word-order rules.
Examples (3)
- Tá sí in ann snámh.
She is able to swim.
- Bhí mé in ann cabhrú.
I was able to help.
- Beidh siad in ann teacht.
They will be able to come.
How It Connects
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Use bí with a nonfinite action to describe capability.
Words in This Pattern
bíin ann
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