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To optimize in Irish (optamaigh): Meaning, Conjugation, Examples

The Irish for to optimize is optamaigh; ag optamú is optimizing.
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How to say “to optimize” in Irish

Irish:
optamaigh
English:
to optimize
Word type:
verb, second-conjugation
Verbal noun:
optamú (ag optamú, optimizing)
Verbal adjective:
optamaithe
Pronunciation:
“OP-ta-mee”  /ˈɔpˠt̪ˠəmˠiː/

What does “optamaigh” mean?

to optimize
To make something work as well or as efficiently as possible, especially in computing or mathematics.Also: optimise, make efficient, improve performance.

“Optamaigh” in the different tenses

Every form follows An Caighdeán Oifigiúil.

Aimsir Chaite (Past)

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestion
mé (I)D'optamaigh méI optimizedNíor optamaigh méI did not optimizeAr optamaigh mé?Did I optimize?
tú (you)D'optamaigh túYou optimizedNíor optamaigh túYou did not optimizeAr optamaigh tú?Did you optimize?
sé / sí (he / she)D'optamaigh sé / síHe optimizedNíor optamaigh sé / síHe did not optimizeAr optamaigh sé / sí?Did he optimize?
sinn (we)D'optamaíomarWe optimizedNíor optamaíomarWe did not optimizeAr optamaíomar?Did we optimize?
sibh (you, plural)D'optamaigh sibhYou optimizedNíor optamaigh sibhYou did not optimizeAr optamaigh sibh?Did you optimize?
siad (they)D'optamaigh siadThey optimizedNíor optamaigh siadThey did not optimizeAr optamaigh siad?Did they optimize?
saorbhriathar (autonomous)OptamaíodhNíor optamaíodhAr optamaíodh?

Aimsir Láithreach (Present)

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestion
mé (I)OptamaímI optimizeNí optamaímI do not optimizeAn optamaím?Do I optimize?
tú (you)Optamaíonn túYou optimizeNí optamaíonn túYou do not optimizeAn optamaíonn tú?Do you optimize?
sé / sí (he / she)Optamaíonn sé / síHe optimizesNí optamaíonn sé / síHe does not optimizeAn optamaíonn sé / sí?Does he optimize?
sinn (we)OptamaímidWe optimizeNí optamaímidWe do not optimizeAn optamaímid?Do we optimize?
sibh (you, plural)Optamaíonn sibhYou optimizeNí optamaíonn sibhYou do not optimizeAn optamaíonn sibh?Do you optimize?
siad (they)Optamaíonn siadThey optimizeNí optamaíonn siadThey do not optimizeAn optamaíonn siad?Do they optimize?
saorbhriathar (autonomous)OptamaítearNí optamaítearAn optamaítear?

Aimsir Fháistineach (Future)

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestion
mé (I)Optamóidh méI will optimizeNí optamóidh méI will not optimizeAn optamóidh mé?Will I optimize?
tú (you)Optamóidh túYou will optimizeNí optamóidh túYou will not optimizeAn optamóidh tú?Will you optimize?
sé / sí (he / she)Optamóidh sé / síHe will optimizeNí optamóidh sé / síHe will not optimizeAn optamóidh sé / sí?Will he optimize?
sinn (we)OptamóimidWe will optimizeNí optamóimidWe will not optimizeAn optamóimid?Will we optimize?
sibh (you, plural)Optamóidh sibhYou will optimizeNí optamóidh sibhYou will not optimizeAn optamóidh sibh?Will you optimize?
siad (they)Optamóidh siadThey will optimizeNí optamóidh siadThey will not optimizeAn optamóidh siad?Will they optimize?
saorbhriathar (autonomous)OptamófarNí optamófarAn optamófar?

Modh Coinníollach (Conditional)

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestion
mé (I)D'optamóinnI would optimizeNí optamóinnI would not optimizeAn optamóinn?Would I optimize?
tú (you)D'optamófáYou would optimizeNí optamófáYou would not optimizeAn optamófá?Would you optimize?
sé / sí (he / she)D'optamódh sé / síHe would optimizeNí optamódh sé / síHe would not optimizeAn optamódh sé / sí?Would he optimize?
sinn (we)D'optamóimisWe would optimizeNí optamóimisWe would not optimizeAn optamóimis?Would we optimize?
sibh (you, plural)D'optamódh sibhYou would optimizeNí optamódh sibhYou would not optimizeAn optamódh sibh?Would you optimize?
siad (they)D'optamóidísThey would optimizeNí optamóidísThey would not optimizeAn optamóidís?Would they optimize?
saorbhriathar (autonomous)D'optamófaíNí optamófaíAn optamófaí?

“Optamaigh” in a sentence: Irish examples

Past, present, future and conditional, with a negative and a question.

D'optamaigh sí an cód inné.
She optimized the code yesterday.
Optamaíonn an clár na híomhánna go huathoibríoch.
The program optimizes the images automatically.
Optamóimid an suíomh gréasáin an tseachtain seo chugainn.
We will optimize the website next week.
D'optamódh sé an córas dá mbeadh am aige.
He would optimize the system if he had time.
Níor optamaigh siad an bunachar sonraí fós.
They haven't optimized the database yet.
Ar optamaigh tú na grianghraif?
Did you optimize the photos?

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To optimize in Irish: frequently asked questions

What is the Irish for to optimize?

The Irish for to optimize is optamaigh (pronounced “OP-ta-mee”). It is a second-conjugation verb; the verbal noun is optamú.

What is the verbal noun of optamaigh?

The verbal noun of optamaigh is optamú, used after ag for the continuous: ag optamú (optimizing). The verbal adjective is optamaithe.

How do you say optamaigh in the past and the future?

Past: D'optamaigh mé; negative Níor optamaigh mé; question Ar optamaigh mé?. Future: Optamóidh mé; negative Ní optamóidh mé; question An optamóidh mé?.

What is the modh coinníollach of optamaigh?

The conditional (modh coinníollach) first person is D'optamóinn (I would optimize); negative Ní optamóinn; question An optamóinn?.

Is 'optamaigh' the same as 'feabhsaigh'?

'Feabhsaigh' is the general word for improve, while 'optamaigh' is a technical term meaning to make something as efficient as possible, as in 'optamaigh an cód'.

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