HeyRuaHow to say “productive” in Irish
- Irish:
- táirgiúil
- English:
- productive
- Word type:
- adjective
- More productive:
- níos táirgiúla
- Most productive:
- is táirgiúla
- Plural:
- táirgiúla
- Pronunciation:
- “TAWR-gyool” /ˈt̪ˠɑːɾʲɟuːlʲ/
What does “táirgiúil” mean?
- productive
- Producing a lot of goods, crops or results.Also: fruitful, prolific, high-yielding.
Other Irish adjectives for productive: torthúil (fruitful)
“Táirgiúil” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is táirgiúil after talamh (ground, masculine), after monarcha (factory, 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: monarcha tháirgiúil. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: talamh táirgiúil.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, táirgiúla. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: monarchana táirgiúla.
More productive, most productive, very productive
Tá an fhoireann nua níos táirgiúla ná an tseanfhoireann. The new team is more productive than the old team.
| more productive | níos táirgiúla | in the past tense: ní ba tháirgiúla |
|---|---|---|
| most productive | is táirgiúla | in the past tense: ba tháirgiúla |
| as productive as | chomh táirgiúil le | no change after chomh |
| very productive | an-táirgiúil | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too productive | rótháirgiúil | ró- lenites |
“Táirgiúil” in a sentence: Irish examples
With a masculine noun, a feminine noun, a plural, a comparison and on its own.
Other adjectives in Irish
More everyday Irish adjectives to learn next.
Productive in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for productive?
The Irish for productive is táirgiúil (pronounced “TAWR-gyool”). It comes after the noun: talamh táirgiúil, a productive ground; monarcha tháirgiúil, a productive factory.
How do you say more productive and most productive in Irish?
níos táirgiúla is more productive and is táirgiúla is most productive. In the past tense they become ní ba tháirgiúla and ba tháirgiúla.
Why does táirgiúil become tháirgiúil?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So monarcha tháirgiúil (a productive factory) but talamh táirgiúil (a productive ground), because talamh is masculine.
What is the plural of táirgiúil?
With a plural noun táirgiúil becomes táirgiúla: tailte táirgiúla, monarchana táirgiúla.
How do you say very productive in Irish?
an-táirgiúil. Too productive is rótháirgiúil, and as productive as is chomh táirgiúil le.
What is the difference between táirgiúil and torthúil?
Táirgiúil is used mainly for output in industry, work or the economy, while torthúil means fruitful or fertile, as in talamh torthúil or plé torthúil.
