HeyRuaHow “tar éis” works
The noun after tar éis goes into the genitive, the same way it does after a noun: Tar éis an dinnéir.
Tar éis with a verbal noun means to have just done: tá sé tar éis imeacht, he has just left.
“Tar éis” with a pronoun
Note: with a pronoun say ina dhiaidh (after him, after it), ina diaidh (after her), ina ndiaidh (after them), or dá éis sin (after that).
“Tar éis” in a sentence
Tar éis an dinnéir.
After the dinner.
Tháinig sí tar éis a trí.
She came after three.
Tar éis na scoile chuamar abhaile.
After school we went home.
Tá sé tar éis imeacht.
He has just left.
Other compound prepositions
le haghaidhfor, for the purpose ofi gcomhairfor, in preparation forar nóslike, in the manner ofos comhairin front of, oppositeos cionnabove, overfaoi bhunbelow, underin aicebeside, next to, nearar chúlbehind, at the back ofi lárin the middle of, in the centre ofi meascamongar fudthroughout, all overtrasnaacross
Tar éis in Irish: the questions people ask
What does tar éis mean in Irish?
tar éis means after: Tar éis an dinnéir. After the dinner.
Does tar éis take the genitive?
Yes. The noun after tar éis is in the genitive case: Tar éis an dinnéir.
How do you use tar éis with a pronoun?
with a pronoun say ina dhiaidh (after him, after it), ina diaidh (after her), ina ndiaidh (after them), or dá éis sin (after that).
Anything else about tar éis?
Tar éis with a verbal noun means to have just done: tá sé tar éis imeacht, he has just left.