déan as
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (standard) IPA(key): /ˈdʲeːnˠ asˠ/
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲɪnʲ ɑsˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈdʲiːnˠ æsˠ/
Verb[edit]
déan as (present analytic déanann as, future analytic déanfaidh as, verbal noun déanamh as, past participle déanta as)
- make from (material)
- Rinne sé scéal breá as an eachtra ar fad. ― He made a fine story out of the whole episode.
- Déanfaidh an táilliúir gúna nua as an síoda a fuaireamar. ― The tailor will make a new dress from the silk we acquired.
- make do with
- B'éigean dó déanamh as tuarastal beag. ― He had to make a small wage suffice.
- (intransitive) (with do)
- Déanamaid as dúinn féin. ― We provide for ourselves.
- (intransitive) make off
- Déanaimis as seo. ― Let's get out of here.
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “déan as”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN