Scottish Gaelic

Verb

buail air

1. strike, occur

   Bhuail e orm gun robh e còig bliadhna a thìde mar thà.‎ ― It struck me that it had already been five years.

   Buailidh seo air luchd-turais gu math tric.‎ ― This strikes tourists pretty often.

   Chan eil càil a bhualadh orm sa bhad.‎ ― Nothing occurs to me immediately.

   Chan eil a' bualadh oirre ach aon fhreagairt.‎ ― Only one answer occurred to her.

Synonyms

• buail an ceann