HeyRuaHow to say “sympathetic” in Irish
- Irish:
- comhbhraiteach
- English:
- sympathetic
- Word type:
- adjective
- More sympathetic:
- níos comhbhraití
- Most sympathetic:
- is comhbhraití
- Plural:
- comhbhraiteacha
- Pronunciation:
- “KOH-vraa-chukh” /ˈkoːvˠɾˠaːtʲəx/
What does “comhbhraiteach” mean?
- sympathetic
- Feeling or showing sympathy and understanding for someone else's feelings or troubles.Also: compassionate, understanding, empathetic, fellow-feeling.
Other Irish adjectives for sympathetic: báúil (sympathetic), comhbhách (sympathetic)
“Comhbhraiteach” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is comhbhraiteach after cara (friend, masculine), after bean (woman, 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: bean chomhbhraiteach. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: cara comhbhraiteach.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, comhbhraiteacha. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: mná comhbhraiteacha.
More sympathetic, most sympathetic, very sympathetic
Tá an dochtúir nua níos comhbhraití ná an seancheann. The new doctor is more sympathetic than the old one.
| more sympathetic | níos comhbhraití | in the past tense: ní ba chomhbhraití |
|---|---|---|
| most sympathetic | is comhbhraití | in the past tense: ba chomhbhraití |
| as sympathetic as | chomh comhbhraiteach le | no change after chomh |
| very sympathetic | an-chomhbhraiteach | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too sympathetic | róchomhbhraiteach | ró- lenites |
“Comhbhraiteach” 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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Sympathetic in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for sympathetic?
The Irish for sympathetic is comhbhraiteach (pronounced “KOH-vraa-chukh”). It comes after the noun: cara comhbhraiteach, a sympathetic friend; bean chomhbhraiteach, a sympathetic woman.
How do you say more sympathetic and most sympathetic in Irish?
níos comhbhraití is more sympathetic and is comhbhraití is most sympathetic. In the past tense they become ní ba chomhbhraití and ba chomhbhraití.
Why does comhbhraiteach become chomhbhraiteach?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So bean chomhbhraiteach (a sympathetic woman) but cara comhbhraiteach (a sympathetic friend), because cara is masculine.
What is the plural of comhbhraiteach?
With a plural noun comhbhraiteach becomes comhbhraiteacha: cairde comhbhraiteacha, mná comhbhraiteacha.
How do you say very sympathetic in Irish?
an-chomhbhraiteach. Too sympathetic is róchomhbhraiteach, and as sympathetic as is chomh comhbhraiteach le.
Which preposition goes with comhbhraiteach?
Use 'le' for the person you sympathise with: 'Bhí sí comhbhraiteach liom', she was sympathetic to me.
How is it related to comhbhrón?
Both share 'comh-' (together); 'comhbhrón' is condolence for a death, as in 'Comhbhrón leat', while 'comhbhraiteach' describes a sympathetic person or attitude generally.
