HeyRuaHow to say “unbearable” in Irish
- Irish:
- dofhulaingthe
- English:
- unbearable
- Word type:
- adjective
- More unbearable:
- níos dofhulaingthe
- Most unbearable:
- is dofhulaingthe
- Pronunciation:
- “doe-ULL-ing-heh” /d̪ˠɔˈul̪ˠəŋʲhə/
What does “dofhulaingthe” mean?
- unbearable
- So bad or painful that it cannot be put up with.Also: intolerable, unendurable, insufferable.
“Dofhulaingthe” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is dofhulaingthe after fear (man, masculine), after aimsir (weather, 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: aimsir dhofhulaingthe. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: fear dofhulaingthe.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, dofhulaingthe. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: fir dhofhulaingthe; after other plurals it does not: aimsirí dofhulaingthe.
More unbearable, most unbearable, very unbearable
Bhí an teas níos dofhulaingthe inniu ná inné. The heat was more unbearable today than yesterday.
| more unbearable | níos dofhulaingthe | in the past tense: ní ba dhofhulaingthe |
|---|---|---|
| most unbearable | is dofhulaingthe | in the past tense: ba dhofhulaingthe |
| as unbearable as | chomh dofhulaingthe le | no change after chomh |
| very unbearable | an-dofhulaingthe | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too unbearable | ródhofhulaingthe | ró- lenites |
“Dofhulaingthe” 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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Unbearable in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for unbearable?
The Irish for unbearable is dofhulaingthe (pronounced “doe-ULL-ing-heh”). It comes after the noun: fear dofhulaingthe, an unbearable man; aimsir dhofhulaingthe, unbearable weather.
How do you say more unbearable and most unbearable in Irish?
níos dofhulaingthe is more unbearable and is dofhulaingthe is most unbearable. In the past tense they become ní ba dhofhulaingthe and ba dhofhulaingthe.
Why does dofhulaingthe become dhofhulaingthe?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So aimsir dhofhulaingthe (unbearable weather) but fear dofhulaingthe (an unbearable man), because fear is masculine.
How do you say very unbearable in Irish?
an-dofhulaingthe. Too unbearable is ródhofhulaingthe, and as unbearable as is chomh dofhulaingthe le.
What is the opposite of 'dofhulaingthe'?
The opposite is 'sofhulaingthe', meaning bearable or tolerable. Both come from the verb 'fulaing', to endure.
