HeyRuaHow “timpeall” works
The noun after timpeall goes into the genitive, the same way it does after a noun: Shiúlamar timpeall na cathrach.
timpeallaround
+an chathairthe city
=timpeall na cathracharound the city
Timpeall also means approximately before a number or a time.
“Timpeall” with me, you, him, her, us, them
With a pronoun the noun inside the preposition takes a possessive instead of the genitive: i mo thimpeall, around me.
| Irish | Meaning |
|---|---|
| i mo thimpeall | around me |
| i do thimpeall | around you |
| ina thimpeall | around him |
| ina timpeall | around her |
| inár dtimpeall | around us |
| in bhur dtimpeall | around you (plural) |
| ina dtimpeall | around them |
“Timpeall” in a sentence
Shiúlamar timpeall na cathrach.
We walked around the city.
Tá balla timpeall an ghairdín.
There is a wall around the garden.
Bhí na páistí i mo thimpeall.
The children were around me.
Timpeall a trí a chlog.
Around three o'clock.
Other compound prepositions
tar éisafteri ndiaidhafter, behindar sonfor the sake of, on behalf of, forthar ceannon behalf ofin aghaidhagainst, peri gcoinneagainstin ionadinstead of, in place ofde réiraccording tode bharrbecause of, as a result ofmar gheall arbecause of, on account ofi láthairin the presence of, presentle haghaidhfor, for the purpose of
Timpeall in Irish: the questions people ask
What does timpeall mean in Irish?
timpeall means around: Shiúlamar timpeall na cathrach. We walked around the city.
Does timpeall take the genitive?
Yes. The noun after timpeall is in the genitive case: Shiúlamar timpeall na cathrach. The noun with the article is an chathair, and after timpeall it becomes na cathrach.
How do you say around me, him and them with timpeall?
i mo thimpeall (around me), i do thimpeall (around you), ina thimpeall (around him), ina dtimpeall (around them).
Anything else about timpeall?
Timpeall also means approximately before a number or a time.