agus + Circumstantial Clause

Circumstances with Agus

Level 5

Agus can introduce a circumstance with a pronoun and a nonfinite predicate: Tháinig sí isteach agus í tuirseach. It need not coordinate two finite clauses.

How It Works

Agus can introduce a circumstance with a pronoun and a nonfinite predicate: Tháinig sí isteach agus í tuirseach. It need not coordinate two finite clauses.

Agus can introduce a simultaneous circumstance using a pronoun followed by an adjective, location or verbal-noun phrase. The second part has no separate finite verb in this construction. Its relationship to the main event may correspond to English while, when or with.

Examples (3)

  1. Tháinig sí isteach agus í tuirseach.

    She came in tired.

  2. Chonaic mé é agus é ag rith.

    I saw him while he was running.

  3. D'imigh siad agus iad sásta.

    They left happy.

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agus + Circumstantial ClauseLevel 5Circumstances with Agus

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Contrast ordinary finite coordination with an accompanying nonfinite circumstance.

Words in This Pattern

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