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Adverbs in Irish: now, here, always, very, also and more

Where, when, how and how much. Most adverbs of manner are made from an adjective with go: maith, good; go maith, well. Go puts an h before a vowel: go hálainn.

Time when and how often

anoisnowinniutodayinnéyesterdayamárachtomorrowarú innéthe day before yesterdayarú amárachthe day after tomorrowanochttonightaréirlast nightar maidinthis morning, in the morningtráthnónathis evening, in the afternoon or eveningi mblianathis yearanuraidhlast yeari gcónaíalwaysriamhever, never (in the past)choíchenever (in the future), evergo deoforever, never (in the future)go minicoftenuaireantasometimesgo hannamhrarely, seldomfósstill, yetcheana féinalreadygo fóillyet, still, for a whilear balllater, in a while; a while agoláithreachimmediately, at oncede ghnáthusuallygo luathsoon, earlyar dtúsat first, firstfaoi dheireadhat last, finallyansinthen; therele déanaírecently, latelyanois díreachjust nowarísagain

Place where and which way

anseohereansinthere; thenansiúdover there, yonderthallover there, on the far sideabhusover here, on this sideistighinside (being there)amuighoutside (being there)isteachin, into (going in)amachout (going out)thuasup (being up there)thíosdown (being down there)suasup (going up, away from you)síosdown (going down, away from you)aníosup (coming up towards you)anuasdown (coming down towards you)sa bhaileat homeabhailehome (going home)i bhfadfar, far away; much, a lotin aice láimhenearby, close at handar chléon the left, to the leftar dheison the right, to the rightar aisbackar aghaidhahead, forward, onthartover, finished; around, pastas láthairabsent, away

Manner how

go maithwellgo donabadlygo tapaquicklygo mallslowly; latego breáfine, wellgo hálainnbeautifully; beautifulgo deasnicely, nicego díreachexactly, just, straightgo hiomláncompletely, entirelygo mórgreatly, a lot, very muchgo háiritheespecially, in particularle chéiletogetherina aonaralone, on his own

Degree how much

go leorenough, plentyan-veryró-toochomhso, asbeagnachalmost, nearlynach móralmost, nearly, more or lessar fadentirely, altogether, the wholego léirallar éigeanhardly, barelyamháinonly, just, onear chor ar bithat allfiúeven

Linking words comments and connections

freisinalso, toofostaalso, too (Ulster)leisalso, too (Munster)chomh maithas well, alsob'fhéidirmaybe, perhapscinntecertainly, sure, definitelyar ndóighof courseáfachhoweverar aon nósanyway, in any casei ndáirírereally, seriouslygan dabhtwithout doubt, no doubtar an drochuairunfortunatelyar ámharaí an tsaoilluckily, as luck would have it

Making an adverb with go

Put go before an adjective: go maith (well), go tapa (quickly), go mall (slowly), go deas (nicely). Before a vowel go adds an h: go hálainn, go hiontach, go hard. Adverbs of place come in sets: istigh (inside, where you are) and isteach (going in); thuas (up there), suas (going up) and aníos (coming up).

Adverbs in Irish: now, here, always, very, also and more: the questions people ask

How do you make an adverb in Irish?

With go before the adjective: maith becomes go maith (well), tapa becomes go tapa (quickly). Before a vowel go adds h: go hálainn, beautifully.

What is the Irish for very?

An-, joined to the adjective with a hyphen. It lenites except d, t and s: an-mhór, an-bheag, but an-deas, an-te, an-sásta.

What is the difference between suas, thuas and aníos?

Suas is going up away from you, thuas is being up there, and aníos is coming up towards you. Síos, thíos and anuas work the same way for down.

How do you say also in Irish?

Freisin in the standard and in Connacht, fosta in Ulster, leis in Munster. Chomh maith also means as well.