tá

Present States and Locations

Level 1

Use tá for a present state or location: Tá Nóra sásta; Tá an leabhar anseo. A noun classification normally needs the copula instead.

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Use tá for a present state or location: Tá Nóra sásta; Tá an leabhar anseo. A noun classification normally needs the copula instead.

Tá is a present form of bí. Follow it with a subject and a description, location or ongoing-action phrase. Use is for basic noun classification such as Is múinteoir mé; replacing is with tá in that classification frame does not preserve the construction.

Examples (3)

  1. Tá Nóra sásta.

    Nóra is happy.

  2. Tá an leabhar anseo.

    The book is here.

  3. Tá mé sa bhaile.

    I am at home.

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táLevel 1Present States and Locations

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