Irish

Verb

tar le ‎(present analytic tagann le or tig le, future analytic tiocfaidh le, verbal noun teacht le)

1. (literally) come with

   An dtiocfaidh tú liom?‎

   Will you come with me?

2. agree with

   Tagaim leat ar sin.‎

   I agree with you about that.

3. make do with, put up with

   Tagann sí le beagán.‎

   She makes do with little.

   Caithfear teacht leis an saol.‎

   We have to take the world as we find it

   (literally, ‘It is necessary to put up with the world’.)

4. can, be able

   Tig liom thú a fheiceáil anois.‎

   I can see you now.

   Tháinig liom comhairle a chur air.‎

   I was able to influence him.

Usage notes

In the meaning ‘can, be able’ the verb is subjectless and in the analytic form; the subject of English can is expressed as the object of Irish le. In this meaning, the present indicative is usually tig rather than tagann.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (can, be able): bí in ann; is féidir le; féad