Help, again! (sorry guys)

IllegalStopSign · Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:36 pm

I need help with saying something.

"You may keep her,"

can someone help me with this, please? I'd appreciate it, imensely.

-Iss

neoni · Unread post by **neoni** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:49 pm

thu urrainn cumail i

Unread post by **Gràisg** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:52 pm

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eideard · Unread post by **eideard** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:20 am

IllegalStopSign wrote: "You may keep her,"

'S urrainn dhut ise a chumail.

Stìophan · Unread post by **Stìophan** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:20 am

Chanainn-sa:

Faodaidh tu ga cumail

Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:21 am

dh'fhaodadh tu ga cumail

s'urrainn = "can" chan e "may"

slainte!

neoni · Unread post by **neoni** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:01 pm

chan eil g ann

tha mi ga cumail
's urrainn dhomh a cumail

Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:10 pm

sin thu fhein neoni - dh'fhaodadh tu a cumail!

tapadh leat!

An Gobaire · Unread post by **An Gobaire** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:00 pm

Obh obh, 's e "you could keep her" a' Bheurla air "Dh'fhaodadh"!

Unread post by **faoileag** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:11 pm

Bhithinnse a' dol còmhla ri neoni le 'a cumail' agus còmhla ri Stìophan le 'faodaidh':

faodhaidh tu a cumail.

That's if simple permission is meant (may=are allowed to), rather than potential or possibility (may=might/could) or obligation/need (ought/have to)

'Dh'fhaodadh tu a cumail' would be to me, 'You may well keep her', or 'You might keep her', or 'You could keep her', or even 'you ought to keep her'.

The conditional tense does actually usually imply a condition, a spoken or unspoken 'if', or 'it depends', or 'otherwise'.

This is also seen in the construction: Dh'fhaodadh gu.. = maybe, it's possible that..

That's how I would see it, co-dhiù.
Nit-picking mar as àbhaist!

neoni · Unread post by **neoni** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:30 pm

i'm sticking with thu urrainn cumail i

Unread post by **Tearlach61** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 6:01 pm

"i'm sticking with thu urrainn cumail i"

Bi ònarach, Tha gach facal air a eadar-theangachadh bho bheurla, tha fhios agad gu bheil sin ceàrr. An ann 's gu bheil ag iarraidh 's gun cuir i rudeigin a tha ceàrr air a tòine?

neoni · Unread post by **neoni** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 6:08 pm

's ann

Unread post by **Níall Beag** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 7:45 pm

I strongly recommend using professionals if you're writing professionaly, ISS. Try http://www.cainnt.co.uk.

Có-dhiubh... tha mise den bheachd gur e rud beag dissmissiv* a th' ann an abairt sin -- chan eil mi ga iarraidh, mar gum biodh. Am bitheadh an eadar-theangachadh cho sargàstaig*?

*Facail fior neo-Gaidhealach

Unread post by **Níall Beag** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 7:48 pm

neoni wrote:'s ann

Uill, ma-tha, seo an doigh as litreachail: bu docha gun cum thu i. Nach e?

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