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

The Irish for to optimize is barrfheabhsaigh; ag barrfheabhsú is optimizing.
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How to say “to optimize” in Irish

Irish:
barrfheabhsaigh
English:
to optimize
Word type:
verb, second-conjugation
Verbal noun:
barrfheabhsú (ag barrfheabhsú, optimizing)
Verbal adjective:
barrfheabhsaithe
Pronunciation:
“BAR-owss-ee”  /ˈbˠaɾˠˌəuːsˠə/

What does “barrfheabhsaigh” mean?

to optimize
To make something as good or effective as possible, especially a system, process or program.Also: optimise, perfect, fine-tune.

“Barrfheabhsaigh” in the different tenses

Every form follows An Caighdeán Oifigiúil.

Aimsir Chaite (Past)

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestion
mé (I)Bharrfheabhsaigh méI optimizedNíor bharrfheabhsaigh méI did not optimizeAr bharrfheabhsaigh mé?Did I optimize?
tú (you)Bharrfheabhsaigh túYou optimizedNíor bharrfheabhsaigh túYou did not optimizeAr bharrfheabhsaigh tú?Did you optimize?
sé / sí (he / she)Bharrfheabhsaigh sé / síHe optimizedNíor bharrfheabhsaigh sé / síHe did not optimizeAr bharrfheabhsaigh sé / sí?Did he optimize?
sinn (we)BharrfheabhsaíomarWe optimizedNíor bharrfheabhsaíomarWe did not optimizeAr bharrfheabhsaíomar?Did we optimize?
sibh (you, plural)Bharrfheabhsaigh sibhYou optimizedNíor bharrfheabhsaigh sibhYou did not optimizeAr bharrfheabhsaigh sibh?Did you optimize?
siad (they)Bharrfheabhsaigh siadThey optimizedNíor bharrfheabhsaigh siadThey did not optimizeAr bharrfheabhsaigh siad?Did they optimize?
saorbhriathar (autonomous)BarrfheabhsaíodhNíor barrfheabhsaíodhAr barrfheabhsaíodh?

Aimsir Láithreach (Present)

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestion
mé (I)BarrfheabhsaímI optimizeNí bharrfheabhsaímI do not optimizeAn mbarrfheabhsaím?Do I optimize?
tú (you)Barrfheabhsaíonn túYou optimizeNí bharrfheabhsaíonn túYou do not optimizeAn mbarrfheabhsaíonn tú?Do you optimize?
sé / sí (he / she)Barrfheabhsaíonn sé / síHe optimizesNí bharrfheabhsaíonn sé / síHe does not optimizeAn mbarrfheabhsaíonn sé / sí?Does he optimize?
sinn (we)BarrfheabhsaímidWe optimizeNí bharrfheabhsaímidWe do not optimizeAn mbarrfheabhsaímid?Do we optimize?
sibh (you, plural)Barrfheabhsaíonn sibhYou optimizeNí bharrfheabhsaíonn sibhYou do not optimizeAn mbarrfheabhsaíonn sibh?Do you optimize?
siad (they)Barrfheabhsaíonn siadThey optimizeNí bharrfheabhsaíonn siadThey do not optimizeAn mbarrfheabhsaíonn siad?Do they optimize?
saorbhriathar (autonomous)BarrfheabhsaítearNí bharrfheabhsaítearAn mbarrfheabhsaítear?

Aimsir Fháistineach (Future)

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestion
mé (I)Barrfheabhsóidh méI will optimizeNí bharrfheabhsóidh méI will not optimizeAn mbarrfheabhsóidh mé?Will I optimize?
tú (you)Barrfheabhsóidh túYou will optimizeNí bharrfheabhsóidh túYou will not optimizeAn mbarrfheabhsóidh tú?Will you optimize?
sé / sí (he / she)Barrfheabhsóidh sé / síHe will optimizeNí bharrfheabhsóidh sé / síHe will not optimizeAn mbarrfheabhsóidh sé / sí?Will he optimize?
sinn (we)BarrfheabhsóimidWe will optimizeNí bharrfheabhsóimidWe will not optimizeAn mbarrfheabhsóimid?Will we optimize?
sibh (you, plural)Barrfheabhsóidh sibhYou will optimizeNí bharrfheabhsóidh sibhYou will not optimizeAn mbarrfheabhsóidh sibh?Will you optimize?
siad (they)Barrfheabhsóidh siadThey will optimizeNí bharrfheabhsóidh siadThey will not optimizeAn mbarrfheabhsóidh siad?Will they optimize?
saorbhriathar (autonomous)BarrfheabhsófarNí bharrfheabhsófarAn mbarrfheabhsófar?

Modh Coinníollach (Conditional)

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestion
mé (I)BharrfheabhsóinnI would optimizeNí bharrfheabhsóinnI would not optimizeAn mbarrfheabhsóinn?Would I optimize?
tú (you)BharrfheabhsófáYou would optimizeNí bharrfheabhsófáYou would not optimizeAn mbarrfheabhsófá?Would you optimize?
sé / sí (he / she)Bharrfheabhsódh sé / síHe would optimizeNí bharrfheabhsódh sé / síHe would not optimizeAn mbarrfheabhsódh sé / sí?Would he optimize?
sinn (we)BharrfheabhsóimisWe would optimizeNí bharrfheabhsóimisWe would not optimizeAn mbarrfheabhsóimis?Would we optimize?
sibh (you, plural)Bharrfheabhsódh sibhYou would optimizeNí bharrfheabhsódh sibhYou would not optimizeAn mbarrfheabhsódh sibh?Would you optimize?
siad (they)BharrfheabhsóidísThey would optimizeNí bharrfheabhsóidísThey would not optimizeAn mbarrfheabhsóidís?Would they optimize?
saorbhriathar (autonomous)BharrfheabhsófaíNí bharrfheabhsófaíAn mbarrfheabhsófaí?

“Barrfheabhsaigh” in a sentence: Irish examples

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

Bharrfheabhsaigh an t-innealtóir an clár inné.
The engineer optimized the program yesterday.
Barrfheabhsaíonn an córas é féin go huathoibríoch.
The system optimizes itself automatically.
Barrfheabhsóimid an suíomh gréasáin an mhí seo chugainn.
We will optimize the website next month.
Bharrfheabhsódh sin luas an ríomhaire.
That would optimize the computer's speed.
Níor bharrfheabhsaigh siad an próiseas fós.
They haven't optimized the process yet.
Ar bharrfheabhsaigh tú an cód?
Did you optimize the code?

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To optimize in Irish: frequently asked questions

What is the Irish for to optimize?

The Irish for to optimize is barrfheabhsaigh (pronounced “BAR-owss-ee”). It is a second-conjugation verb; the verbal noun is barrfheabhsú.

What is the verbal noun of barrfheabhsaigh?

The verbal noun of barrfheabhsaigh is barrfheabhsú, used after ag for the continuous: ag barrfheabhsú (optimizing). The verbal adjective is barrfheabhsaithe.

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

Past: Bharrfheabhsaigh mé; negative Níor bharrfheabhsaigh mé; question Ar bharrfheabhsaigh mé?. Future: Barrfheabhsóidh mé; negative Ní bharrfheabhsóidh mé; question An mbarrfheabhsóidh mé?.

What is the modh coinníollach of barrfheabhsaigh?

The conditional (modh coinníollach) first person is Bharrfheabhsóinn (I would optimize); negative Ní bharrfheabhsóinn; question An mbarrfheabhsóinn?.

How is 'barrfheabhsaigh' different from 'feabhsaigh'?

'Feabhsaigh' simply means to improve, while 'barrfheabhsaigh' (barr + feabhsaigh) means to optimize, to bring to the best possible state, and is mainly technical.

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