maidir le
As for and Regarding
Maidir le frames a topic: Maidir leis an obair, tá sí críochnaithe. The following le combines with its object in the usual way.
How It Works
Maidir le frames a topic: Maidir leis an obair, tá sí críochnaithe. The following le combines with its object in the usual way.
Maidir le introduces the topic about which the next statement is made. Le combines normally with a following article, giving maidir leis an obair. The phrase frames the subject matter rather than serving as the sentence's finite verb.
Examples (3)
- Maidir leis an obair, tá sí críochnaithe.
As for the work, it is finished.
- Maidir le Nóra, tá sí sa bhaile.
As for Nóra, she is at home.
- Maidir leis na leabhair, tá siad anseo.
As for the books, they are here.
How It Connects
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Keep the le phrase's normal article and pronoun combinations inside a topic frame.
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