faigh cuidhteas

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• faigh cuidhte agus
• faigh cuidhte is
• faigh cuidhte 's

Verb

faigh cuidhteas

1. get rid of

   Am faigh sinn cuidhteas na daoine sin? ― Will we get rid of those people?

   An d' fhuair thu cuidhteas iad? ― Did you get rid of them?

2. get or come or be clear of

   Mur faigh thu cuidhteas an càr ud buailidh tu e. ― Unless you get clear of that car you will hit it.

   A bheil mi air cuidhteas a’ chidhe fhaighinn? ― Am I clear of the quay?

   A bheil mi air faighinn cuidhteas an cidhe? ― (A more grammatically correct rendering of the above.)

Usage notes

• This phrase is commonly used in conjunction with the preposition de as faigh cuidhteas de, but since the phrase is a contraction of faigh cuidhte agus, correctly neither preposition or inversion are needed.