HeyRuaHow to say “careful” in Irish
- Irish:
- faichilleach
- English:
- careful
- Word type:
- adjective
- More careful:
- níos faichillí
- Most careful:
- is faichillí
- Plural:
- faichilleacha
- Pronunciation:
- “FA-hil-yuh” /ˈfˠaxɪlʲəx/
What does “faichilleach” mean?
- careful
- Taking care to avoid danger, mistakes or harm.Also: cautious, wary, circumspect, heedful.
Other Irish adjectives for careful: cúramach (careful), aireach (careful)
“Faichilleach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is faichilleach after tiománaí (driver, masculine), after máthair (mother, feminine) and after a plural.
séimhiú (the h) the ending
After a feminine noun the adjective gets a séimhiú, an h after its first letter: máthair fhaichilleach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: tiománaí faichilleach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, faichilleacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: máithreacha faichilleacha.
More careful, most careful, very careful
Tá Síle níos faichillí ná a deartháir. Síle is more careful than her brother.
| more careful | níos faichillí | in the past tense: ní b'fhaichillí |
|---|---|---|
| most careful | is faichillí | in the past tense: ab fhaichillí |
| as careful as | chomh faichilleach le | no change after chomh |
| very careful | an-fhaichilleach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too careful | rófhaichilleach | ró- lenites |
“Faichilleach” in a sentence: Irish examples
With a masculine noun, a feminine noun, a plural, a comparison and on its own.
Other adjectives in Irish
More everyday Irish adjectives to learn next.
Careful in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for careful?
The Irish for careful is faichilleach (pronounced “FA-hil-yuh”). It comes after the noun: tiománaí faichilleach, a careful driver; máthair fhaichilleach, a careful mother.
How do you say more careful and most careful in Irish?
níos faichillí is more careful and is faichillí is most careful. In the past tense they become ní b'fhaichillí and ab fhaichillí.
Why does faichilleach become fhaichilleach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So máthair fhaichilleach (a careful mother) but tiománaí faichilleach (a careful driver), because tiománaí is masculine.
What is the plural of faichilleach?
With a plural noun faichilleach becomes faichilleacha: tiománaithe faichilleacha, máithreacha faichilleacha.
How do you say very careful in Irish?
an-fhaichilleach. Too careful is rófhaichilleach, and as careful as is chomh faichilleach le.
What is the difference between 'faichilleach' and 'cúramach'?
Both mean careful, but 'faichilleach' stresses caution and wariness about danger, while 'cúramach' is more about taking care over something, as in 'obair chúramach', careful work.
Which preposition goes with 'faichilleach'?
Use 'roimh' for what you are wary of, as in 'faichilleach roimh an madra', wary of the dog.
