Before in Irish (sula): Meaning and Examples

Q: What does sula mean in Irish?

sula means before. For example, Sula dtéann tú abhaile, glan an bord.: Before you go home, clean the table.

How to use “sula”

Sula eclipses, and puts n- before a vowel: sula dtéann, sula n-itheann. In the past tense of a regular verb it is sular with a séimhiú: sular tháinig sé.

Highlight what changesséimhiú (an h) urú

sulabefore

téanngoes

Sula dtéann tú abhaileBefore you go home

“Sula” in a sentence

Sula dtéann tú abhaile, glan an bord.

Before you go home, clean the table.

Nigh do lámha sula n-itheann tú.

Wash your hands before you eat.

Sular tháinig sé, bhí an áit ciúin.

Before he came, the place was quiet.

More conjunctions

dáif (something imagined or unlikely)muraif not, unless nuair awhen gothat ósince cé goalthough, even though toisc gobecause ionas goso that, in order that go dtí gountil murachbut for, if it were not for mar sinso, therefore fad isas long as, while

Conjunctions

Sula in Irish: the questions people ask

What does sula mean in Irish?

sula means before. For example, Sula dtéann tú abhaile, glan an bord.: Before you go home, clean the table.

Does sula change the verb after it?

Yes, it takes urú. Sula eclipses, and puts n- before a vowel: sula dtéann, sula n-itheann. In the past tense of a regular verb it is sular with a séimhiú: sular tháinig sé.

Can you give an example of sula in a sentence?

Nigh do lámha sula n-itheann tú. Wash your hands before you eat. Sular tháinig sé, bhí an áit ciúin. Before he came, the place was quiet.