HeyRuaHow to say “very difficult” in Irish
- Irish:
- bundeacair
- English:
- very difficult
- Word type:
- adjective
- More very difficult:
- níos bundeacra
- Most very difficult:
- is bundeacra
- Plural:
- bundeacra
- Pronunciation:
- “BUN-dyak-ir” /ˈbʊnˌdʲakəɾʲ/
What does “bundeacair” mean?
- very difficult
- Extremely hard to do, understand or deal with.Also: extremely hard, really tough, very hard.
“Bundeacair” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is bundeacair after scrúdú (examination, masculine), after ceist (question, 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: ceist bhundeacair. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: scrúdú bundeacair.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, bundeacra. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant; after other plurals it does not: ceisteanna bundeacra.
More very difficult, most very difficult, very very difficult
Bhí an dara cluiche níos bundeacra ná an chéad cheann. The second game was much harder than the first one.
| more very difficult | níos bundeacra | in the past tense: ní ba bhundeacra |
|---|---|---|
| most very difficult | is bundeacra | in the past tense: ba bhundeacra |
| as very difficult as | chomh bundeacair le | no change after chomh |
| very very difficult | an-bhundeacair | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too very difficult | róbhundeacair | ró- lenites |
“Bundeacair” 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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Very difficult in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for very difficult?
The Irish for very difficult is bundeacair (pronounced “BUN-dyak-ir”). It comes after the noun: scrúdú bundeacair, a very difficult examination; ceist bhundeacair, a very difficult question.
How do you say more very difficult and most very difficult in Irish?
níos bundeacra is more very difficult and is bundeacra is most very difficult. In the past tense they become ní ba bhundeacra and ba bhundeacra.
Why does bundeacair become bhundeacair?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So ceist bhundeacair (a very difficult question) but scrúdú bundeacair (a very difficult examination), because scrúdú is masculine.
What is the plural of bundeacair?
With a plural noun bundeacair becomes bundeacra: scrúduithe bundeacra, ceisteanna bundeacra.
How do you say very very difficult in Irish?
an-bhundeacair. Too very difficult is róbhundeacair, and as very difficult as is chomh bundeacair le.
How is 'bundeacair' different from 'deacair'?
'Bundeacair' is an intensified form of 'deacair', made with the prefix 'bun-', so it means very or extremely difficult rather than just difficult.
