tá sé ag cur báistí
The English phrase "it is raining" is translated into Irish as tá sé ag cur báistí.
tá sé ag cur báistí is used to describe the current weather when water is falling from the sky.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the continuous aspect ag cur to indicate that the action is currently in progress.
Did you know?
- While English uses a verb for raining, the Irish phrase tá sé ag cur báistí literally translates to 'it is putting rain'.
- The word sé in this phrase is a third-person pronoun, making the literal structure closer to 'it is he putting rain'.
- Because the phrase uses the verb 'to put' (cur), you can express different intensities of rain by changing the noun, such as 'putting hail' or 'putting sleet'.
Examples in context
- Tá sé ag sileadh báistí, mar sin fan sa bhfolach.It's pouring rain, so stay undercover.
- Ní féidir linn dul amach mar tá sé ag cur báistí.We can't go out because it is raining.
Example conversation
Conor and Siobhán are looking out the window.
- ConorSiobhán, tá sé ag cur báistí.Siobhán, it is raining.
- SiobhánÓ, tá sé an-trom!Oh, it is very heavy!
- ConorAn bhfuil an umbrella agat?Do you have the umbrella?
- SiobhánTá, tá sé anseo.Yes, it is here.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ag, sé, CC BY-SA 4.0.
