blianta
The Irish word for "years" is blianta.
blianta is the plural form used to refer to multiple periods of twelve months.
How does it change in a sentence?
blianta is the plural form of the noun bliain (year).
Did you know?
- While 'years' is the literal translation, in poetic Irish, one might use expressions involving 'springs' or 'summers' to count the passage of blianta in a person's life.
- To say someone is 'ten years old', Irish uses the phrase deich mbliana, where the 'm' is added to the start of the word for years due to a grammar rule called eclipsis.
- In Irish, when counting years, you often use the word bliain for both singular and plural after a number, though blianta is used for general plurals.
Examples in context
- Chonaic sé seanchara an tseachtain seo caite nach bhfaca sé le blianta.Last week he saw an old friend whom he hadn't seen in years.This sentence is useful for seeing how to express that someone has not been seen for a long period of time using blianta.Tatoeba #871635 by kemushi69, translation #5152872 by kemushi69
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Example conversation
Aoife and Conor are talking about their childhood.
- AoifeAn bhfuil tú ag cur cuairt ar an baile?Are you visiting the town?
- ConorTá, ach ní raibh mé ansin ar son blianta.Yes, but I wasn't there for years.
- AoifeAn bhfuil gach rud díreach mar a bhí sé?Is everything just as it was?
- ConorNíl, tá an baile athraithe go mór.No, the town has changed a lot.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
