Irish
Phrase
is fuath le (past and conditional b'fhuath le, negative ní fuath le)
- to hate
- Is fuath le Cáit caifé.
- Kate hates coffee.
Usage notes
The person doing the hating (the subject in English) is rendered as the object of the preposition le, while the person or thing hated (the object in English) is rendered as the subject of the sentence, which comes at the end of the clause in this construction.
| (1) |
Is |
fuath |
liom |
mo |
phost |
| |
copula |
hatred |
with-me |
my |
job
|
|
"I hate my job." |
| (2) |
Ní |
fuath |
le |
Pól |
a |
athair |
| |
not |
hatred |
with |
Paul |
his |
father
|
|
"Paul does not hate his father." |
| (3) |
Cén fáth |
an |
fuath |
leat |
mé? |
| |
why |
interrogative |
hatred |
with-you |
me
|
|
Why do you hate me? |
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