Irish Translation Forum

About the confussion of ''what am I wearing'' ''whats wrong with me'', the meaning is what you make by the context, Irish isn't that much of a language that has such strict rules the way its put.

If someone had a face ready to punch someone, ''céard tá ort'', you would know what it means.

If someone was wearing pajamas in a bank, ''céard tá ort'' would be known in context.

Benjamin wrote:About the confussion of ''what am I wearing'' ''whats wrong with me'', the meaning is what you make by the context, Irish isn't that much of a language that has such strict rules the way its put.

If someone had a face ready to punch someone, ''céard tá ort'', you would know what it means.

If someone was wearing pajamas in a bank, ''céard tá ort'' would be known in context.

...scéal deas gearr déanta as an scéal fada....

...what's TSF???

braoin wrote:...what's TSF???

TSF = "Tá sé fear". It's shorthand for a type of error where you use bí instead of the copula. Or rather, I was taught that it's an error, but maybe it's OK in some dialects.
I assume you're referring to this thread http://www.irishgaelictranslator.com/tr ... ?hilit=TSF

Cad 'tá ort...what's wrong with you/ what is ON you