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Ólann na buachaillí - Boys Are Drinking?

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Ólann na buachaillí - Boys Are Drinking?

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Write this in English:
Ólann na buachaillí.

My answer (wrong):
The boys are drinking.

Correct solution:
The boys drink.

Wrong answer?
Wrong answer?
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Re: Ólann na buachaillí - Boys Are Drinking?

Post by Jileha »

Just like English, Irish uses simple present/past and also has a separate form that corresponds to the English continuous.

Ólann = simple present = drink
Tá …. ag ól = continuous = drinking

Tá na buachaillí ag ól = The boys are drinking.

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