Answering With the Verb

Level 1

Ordinary yes/no questions are commonly answered by repeating the relevant verb form: An dtuigeann tú? Tuigim. Do not use is ea for every question.

How It Works

Ordinary yes/no questions are commonly answered by repeating the relevant verb form: An dtuigeann tú? Tuigim. Do not use is ea for every question.

Irish does not have a single answer pair that works unchanged for every yes/no question. Repeat an appropriate affirmative or negative form of the verb: An dtuigeann tú? can be answered Tuigim or Ní thuigim. Copular questions follow their own answer patterns.

Examples (3)

  1. An dtuigeann tú? Tuigim.

    Do you understand? Yes.

  2. An bhfuil tú réidh? Níl.

    Are you ready? No.

  3. Ar léigh tú é? Léigh.

    Did you read it? Yes.

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Answering With the VerbLevel 1

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Observe how a question's dependent verb differs from its ordinary answer.