tar le
Irish
Etymology
From tar (“to come”) + le (“with”). From Middle Irish ticc la, from Old Irish do·icc (“to come”). Compare Old Irish con·icc (“to be able to”, literally “to with-come”).
Verb
tar le (present analytic tagann le or tig le, future analytic tiocfaidh le, verbal noun teacht le, past participle tagtha le)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tar, le: to come with
- An dtiocfaidh tú liom?
- Will you come with me?
- agree with
- Synonyms: aontaigh le, bheith ar aon intinn
- Tagaim leat ar sin.
- I agree with you about that.
- make do with, put up with
- Synonym: déan suas le
- 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.”)
- can, be able
- Synonyms: bí in ann, bí ábalta, is féidir le, féad
- 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
Conjugation of tar le: see tar