HeyRuaHow to say “hard to get” in Irish
- Irish:
- dofhaighte
- English:
- hard to get
- Word type:
- adjective
- More hard to get:
- níos dofhaighte
- Most hard to get:
- is dofhaighte
- Pronunciation:
- “doh-HYE-cha” /d̪ˠoːˈhəi̯tʲə/
What does “dofhaighte” mean?
- hard to get
- Not easy to find, obtain or come by.Also: hard to find, scarce, unobtainable, rare.
“Dofhaighte” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is dofhaighte after leabhar (book, masculine), after ola (oil, 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: ola dhofhaighte. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: leabhar dofhaighte.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, dofhaighte. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: leabhair dhofhaighte; after other plurals it does not: olaí dofhaighte.
More hard to get, most hard to get, very hard to get
Tá ola níos dofhaighte i mbliana ná riamh. Oil is harder to get this year than ever.
| more hard to get | níos dofhaighte | in the past tense: ní ba dhofhaighte |
|---|---|---|
| most hard to get | is dofhaighte | in the past tense: ba dhofhaighte |
| as hard to get as | chomh dofhaighte le | no change after chomh |
| very hard to get | an-dofhaighte | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too hard to get | ródhofhaighte | ró- lenites |
“Dofhaighte” in a sentence: Irish examples
With a masculine noun, a feminine noun, a plural, a comparison and on its own.
Other adjectives in Irish
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Hard to get in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for hard to get?
The Irish for hard to get is dofhaighte (pronounced “doh-HYE-cha”). It comes after the noun: leabhar dofhaighte, a hard to get book; ola dhofhaighte, hard to get oil.
How do you say more hard to get and most hard to get in Irish?
níos dofhaighte is more hard to get and is dofhaighte is most hard to get. In the past tense they become ní ba dhofhaighte and ba dhofhaighte.
Why does dofhaighte become dhofhaighte?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So ola dhofhaighte (hard to get oil) but leabhar dofhaighte (a hard to get book), because leabhar is masculine.
How do you say very hard to get in Irish?
an-dofhaighte. Too hard to get is ródhofhaighte, and as hard to get as is chomh dofhaighte le.
What is the opposite of 'dofhaighte'?
The opposite is 'so-fhaighte', meaning easy to get or readily available.
