de réir

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De réir introduces a standard, account or source: de réir na rialacha. As a compound preposition it commonly governs a genitive phrase.

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De réir introduces a standard, account or source: de réir na rialacha. As a compound preposition it commonly governs a genitive phrase.

De réir can identify a standard, rule or source of information. As a compound preposition it commonly takes a genitive phrase, as in na rialacha. A report according to a source is not automatically the narrator's independently verified conclusion.

Examples (3)

Rinne sí é de réir na rialacha.
She did it according to the rules.
De réir na tuairisce, tá an obair críochnaithe.
According to the report, the work is finished.
Tá gach rud in ord de réir an liosta.
Everything is in order according to the list.

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Recognize the genitive phrase naming a standard or information source.

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