tar le
Irish
Verb
tar le (present analytic tagann le or tig le, future analytic tiocfaidh le, verbal noun teacht le)
- (literally) come with
- An dtiocfaidh tú liom?
- Will you come with me?
- agree with
- Tagaim leat ar sin.
- I agree with you about that.
- make do with, put up with
- Tagann sí le beagán.
- She makes do with little.
- Caithfear teacht leis an saol.(literally, ‘It is necessary to put up with the world’.)
- We have to take the world as we find it
- can, be able
- Tig liom thú a fheiceáil anois.
- I can see you now.
- Tháinig liom comhairle a chur air.
- I was able to influence him.
Usage notes
In the meaning ‘can, be able’ the verb is subjectless and in the analytic form; the subject of English can is expressed as the object of Irish le. In this meaning, the present indicative is usually tig rather than tagann.
Conjugation
conjugation of tar le: see tar
Synonyms
- (can, be able): bí in ann; is féidir le; féad
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