faoi

Under and About

Level 3

Faoi expresses under and about: faoin mbord, faoin scéal. It combines with an as faoin.

How It Works

Faoi expresses under and about: faoin mbord, faoin scéal. It combines with an as faoin.

Faoi can mean under or about, among other established relations. Faoin combines faoi with the singular article. A sentence's nouns and verb show whether the intended relation is physical location or a topic of discussion.

Examples (3)

Tá an cat faoin mbord.
The cat is under the table.
Labhair sí faoin scéal.
She spoke about the story.
Tá cóta faoi.
There is a coat under it.

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Compare another preposition with its own personal and article-bearing forms.

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Compare another preposition with its own personal and article-bearing forms.
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