tar éis

After with the Genitive

Level 3

Tar éis introduces an after relation: tar éis an chruinnithe. It functions as a compound preposition and commonly governs the genitive.

How It Works

Tar éis introduces an after relation: tar éis an chruinnithe. It functions as a compound preposition and commonly governs the genitive.

Tar éis is a compound preposition meaning after. Before a noun it normally governs a genitive phrase, such as an chruinnithe. With a verbal noun it can instead participate in a recent-completion construction; that use requires the larger sentence to be considered.

Examples (3)

  1. Tháinig sí tar éis an chruinnithe.

    She came after the meeting.

  2. D'imigh mé tar éis an dinnéir.

    I left after dinner.

  3. Léigh sé tar éis na hoibre.

    He read after work.

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tar éisLevel 3After with the Genitive

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Apply genitive modification within a compound temporal preposition.

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