HeyRuaHow “thar ceann” works
The noun after thar ceann goes into the genitive, the same way it does after a noun: Labhair sé thar ceann na scoile.
thar ceannon behalf of
+an scoilthe school
=thar ceann na scoileon behalf of the school
“Thar ceann” with me, you, him, her, us, them
With a pronoun the noun inside the preposition takes a possessive instead of the genitive: thar mo cheann, on behalf of me.
| Irish | Meaning |
|---|---|
| thar mo cheann | on behalf of me |
| thar do cheann | on behalf of you |
| thar a cheann | on behalf of him |
| thar a ceann | on behalf of her |
| thar ár gceann | on behalf of us |
| thar bhur gceann | on behalf of you (plural) |
| thar a gceann | on behalf of them |
“Thar ceann” in a sentence
Labhair sé thar ceann na scoile.
He spoke on behalf of the school.
Ghlac sí leis thar mo cheann.
She accepted it on my behalf.
Thar ceann an choiste.
On behalf of the committee.
Other compound prepositions
ar chúlbehind, at the back ofi lárin the middle of, in the centre ofi meascamongar fudthroughout, all overtrasnaacrossi dtreotowardstimpeallaroundi rithduring, throughout (a time)le linnduring, in the time ofar feadhfor (a length of time), throughoutgo ceannfor the next, until the end ofi gceannin (a time from now), at the end of
Thar ceann in Irish: the questions people ask
What does thar ceann mean in Irish?
thar ceann means on behalf of: Labhair sé thar ceann na scoile. He spoke on behalf of the school.
Does thar ceann take the genitive?
Yes. The noun after thar ceann is in the genitive case: Labhair sé thar ceann na scoile. The noun with the article is an scoil, and after thar ceann it becomes na scoile.
How do you say on behalf of me, him and them with thar ceann?
thar mo cheann (on behalf of me), thar do cheann (on behalf of you), thar a cheann (on behalf of him), thar a gceann (on behalf of them).