is fuath le

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪsˠ fˠuə lʲə/, /sˠfˠuə lʲə/

Phrase

is fuath le (past and conditional b'fhuath le, negative ní fuath le)

1. to hate

   Is fuath le Cáit caifé.

   Kate hates coffee.

Usage notes

The person doing the hating (the subject in English) is rendered as the object of the preposition le, while the person or thing hated (the object in English) is rendered as the subject of the sentence, which comes at the end of the clause in this construction.

(1)	Is	fuath	liom	mo	phost
	copula	hatred	with-me	my	job
	"I hate my job."

(2)	Ní	fuath	le	Pól	a	athair
	not	hatred	with	Paul	his	father
	"Paul does not hate his father."

(3)	Cén fáth	an	fuath	leat	mé?
	why	interrogative	hatred	with-you	me
	Why do you hate me?

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fuath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN