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jordibcn

Hi,
How would you say "this one is dedicated to Sean"?
Thanks a million in advance Smile

oisin718

Tiomnaím an ceann seo do Sheán

CHOOM-reem uh KYAWN shuh duh HAWN

(I dedicate this one to Seán)

jordibcn

Thanks a lot Very Happy

Asarlaí

Hi jordibcn,

Oisin's Irish is super so go with his suggestion,..
( not sure why Seán is lenited though as it's not in the vocative or following a possessive pronoun) or is it? Idea

I was working on it so I'll put down anyway...
Téann an ceann seo amach do Seán

I still learning and just like to be difficult sometimes lach

oisin718

Hi, Somhairle!

Your suggestion is very good, too.

Seán is lenited because it follows "do" (to/for). So, if you'd let me rework your suggestion:

Téann an ceann seo amach do Sheán

or

Tá an ceann seo ag dul amach do Sheán

Watch out for prepositions! They can be tricky little buggers!

ar, de, den, do, don, faoi, sa, ó, roimh, trí, and thar lenite
ag, as, chuig, don't cause any change
i, ar an, ag an, as an, chuig an, faoin, leis an, ón, roimh an, tríd an, thar an all cause eclipsis
go and le prefix "h-" to following words that begin with a vowel.[/b]

Ailill

jordibcn

Wow!! Go raibh maith agat, to all of you Very Happy

oisin718

That's just as good--it depends on the context.

Let's say its a song being played. If I were the musician and I were making the dedication, I'd use "Tiomnaím"

If I were telling somebody that the song was being dedicated to Seán, I might say "Tiomnaítear"

The Briathar Saor ephasizes the action (the dedication) when the person doing the dedication either is unknown or unimportant.

I wouldn't use "Tá an ceann seo tiomnaithe" unless what were talking about was something already completed--a dedication printed in a book or a monument or something.

jordibcn

It's a dedication to be written on a book. So far it goes:
"Tiomnaím an ceann seo do Sheán le grá. Cronaím thú, Graím thú do deor na ndeor. Slán, codladh sámh."

Asarlaí

Grma arís Oisín,

Ps..Ailill, as you mentioned the rave reviews 'Progress in Irish' had received from Daltai.com the other day, I've dusted off my previously exiled copy and have worked my way to ceacht a fiche. It's an excellent book. It scared me 8 months ago but now I love it..

Impetus nua Very Happy

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