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November 20 2009, 7:36 AM

hi there.

im wanting to get a tattoo. but want it in gaelic. and i want it to be proper. i dont trust any of the language translate websites. so would much prefer someones honesty.

please translate

"He who holds the key to my heart, holds the key to my soul."

thankyou kindly

November 20 2009, 11:04 AM

maybe

An fear a choinníonn an eochair mo chroí, coinnigh an eochair m'anama

November 20 2009, 15:52 PM

czam2007 wrote:maybe

An fear a choinníonn an eochair mo chroí, coinnigh an eochair m'anama

I wonder if we need "sé" after "coinnigh" here?

Also, we need to get rid of the "an" before "eochair" in both cases (the "mo" makes it definite already)

An fear a choinníonn eochair mo chroí, coinnigh sé eochair m'anama

Redwolf

November 20 2009, 16:04 PM

czam2007 wrote:maybe

An fear a choinníonn an eochair mo chroí, coinnigh an eochair m'anama

maybe

An té a choinníonn an eochair mo chroí, coinníonn sé (sí) an eochair m'anama.

or would you use
An té a chionníonn eochchair mo chroí cionnóidh sé/sí eochair m'annama.

I don't know why but the future tense sounds better to me

November 20 2009, 16:53 PM

Barnaí wrote:
czam2007 wrote:maybe

An fear a choinníonn an eochair mo chroí, coinnigh an eochair m'anama

maybe

An té a choinníonn an eochair mo chroí, coinníonn sé (sí) an eochair m'anama.

or would you use
An té a chionníonn eochchair mo chroí cionnóidh sé/sí eochair m'annama.

I don't know why but the future tense sounds better to me

The OP did use the word "he," so I don't think we have to go with a gender-neutral thing here. And we still need to lose the "an" before "eochair" in both cases.

Barnaí, are "eochchair" and "annama" alternative spellings? I've never seen them before.

As far as the future tense goes, you may be right...though I can see a case for using the present as well.

Redwolf

November 20 2009, 17:33 PM

Redwolf wrote:
Barnaí wrote:
czam2007 wrote:maybe

An fear a choinníonn an eochair mo chroí, coinnigh an eochair m'anama

maybe

An té a choinníonn an eochair mo chroí, coinníonn sé (sí) an eochair m'anama.

or would you use
An té a chionníonn eochchair mo chroí cionnóidh sé/sí eochair m'annama.

I don't know why but the future tense sounds better to me

The OP did use the word "he," so I don't think we have to go with a gender-neutral thing here. And we still need to lose the "an" before "eochair" in both cases.

Nah just the oul dyslexia kicking in again

Barnaí, are "eochchair" and "annama" alternative spellings? I've never seen them before.

As far as the future tense goes, you may be right...though I can see a case for using the present as well.

Redwolf

November 20 2009, 18:42 PM

I wasn't to sure about the 'an' before eochair,
if someone can clarify that it shouldn't be there, that would be great

November 20 2009, 20:01 PM

czam2007 wrote:I wasn't to sure about the 'an' before eochair,
if someone can clarify that it shouldn't be there, that would be great

I can pretty much guarantee it. It's the equivalent of a "double an" (for example, as if I were to say "an eochair an dorais").

Redwolf

November 20 2009, 20:42 PM

so X mo Y = X of my Y or
the X of my Y

November 20 2009, 23:22 PM

thankyou very much to everyone. but now iam confused.....could someone please just confirm the exact phrase i need to use..because there is two that you guys have given me....
kind regards..
honey

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