Is "ann" necessary in this sentence ?

miguel · Unread post by **miguel** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 5:22 pm

Halò,

In the TYG book, on page 129, I read this sentence :
Faodaidh sinn taghal ann feasgar.

Why "ann" ? Would it be correct if I'd say : "faodaidh sinn taghal feasgar" or "faodaidh sinn taghal iad feasgar" ?

Tapadh leibh

Bodach57 · Unread post by **Bodach57** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 5:40 pm

feasgar math,

I haven't got the book with me, that might help lol. Anyway here's my effort. Please correct me anyone.

I think that this says

Faodaidh sinn taghal ann feasgar

We can visit/ go there in the evening

Perhaps the 'y' in french concept comes into things here?
Nous pouvons y aller le soir.

A bheil beachd aig duine sam bith eile.

Unread post by **GunChleoc** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:23 pm

In this context:

Faodaidh sinn tadhal ann feasgar = we can meet there in the evening
Faodaidh sinn tadhal feasgar = we can meet in the evening

Bodach57 · Unread post by **Bodach57** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:10 pm

:shock: Chan eil mi ag aontachadh le sin gu mi-fhòrtanach.

Unread post by **GunChleoc** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:26 pm

Here is the context:

- Am fòn mi dhan taigh-chluich airson ticeadan na h-ath oidhch'?

- Chan fhòn. Cha bhi e fosgailte gu aon uair deug. Faodaidh sinn tadhal ann feasgar.

The ann could also be an emphasis

Bodach57 · Unread post by **Bodach57** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:29 pm

tadhal = meet???

Unread post by **GunChleoc** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:40 pm

Yes. It's a conversation that goes on about how to spend the evening.

Bodach57 · Unread post by **Bodach57** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:53 pm

Uill mar a thoghras sibh ach cha bhi mise ga chleachdadh san t-seagh sin. B' fheàirde dhomh le 'call', no 'visit, no 'frequent' agus a leithid sin.

miguel · Unread post by **miguel** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 12:01 am

In the TYG book, the authors tr*nsl*t* "tadhal" by "call".

Stìophan · Unread post by **Stìophan** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 2:54 am

It is important to remember never to tr*nsl*t* word for word.

Tadhal (when used as a verb) means visit or call in the sense of going to see someone/somewhere/something.

"Meet" is Coinneachadh

Back to the original question:

ann is used here to give the meaning visiting a place as opposed to a person, as per the conversation ann refers to a place: Taigh-Chluich - the Theatre.

If we were to convey the meaning of meeting someone then we must use air:

Faodaidh sinn tadhal air X feasgar

Where X is the person/people you are visiting.

Hope this helps

Alasdair Fitheach · Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:53 am

As deidh a bhith toirt sùil air faclair Mark agus TYG bhithinn a' cur a' Bheurla air an t-seantans sin mar :

We can stop by there [the theatre] in the afternoon

Beurla US co-dhiu. 's docha ann an Alba bhiodh "visit" nas fheàrr. Chan eil iad ag iarraidh ach tiocaidean a cheannach.

miguel · Unread post by **miguel** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:08 pm

Tapadh leibh airson do chuideachaidh. Tha sin gu math soilleir.

Stìophan · Unread post by **Stìophan** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:54 pm

Alasdair Fitheach wrote:As deidh a bhith toirt sùil air faclair Mark agus TYG bhithinn a' cur a' Bheurla air an t-seantans sin mar :

We can stop by there [the theatre] in the afternoon

Beurla US co-dhiu. 's docha ann an Alba bhiodh "visit" nas fheàrr. Chan eil iad ag iarraidh ach tiocaidean a cheannach.

Nì "stop by" a' chùis cuideachd, ach cha dèan "meet" no "stop" a' chùis idir.

"Stop by" would be fine, but "meet" or "stop" wouldn't be.

The important thing is the context as opposed to the direct tr*nsl*t**n.

Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:24 pm

miguel wrote:Tapadh leibh airson do chuideachaidh.

Feasgar math dhiubh.
You jumped between plural / formal and singular / informal within 1 sentence here. I'd go with;
Tapadh leibh airson ur cuideachadh.

miguel · Unread post by **miguel** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:25 pm

Tha thu ceart, tapadh leat !

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