D'fhág

About this word

D'fhág is the past tense of the regular verb fág, meaning leave.

Notes

Verbs are generally lenited in the past tense in Irish and d' is prefixed to those beginning with a vowel or with the consonant f:

  • D'oscail sé (he opened).
  • D'fhill sí (she came back).
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In spoken Munster Irish, do is also often prefixed to verbs in the past tense beginning consonants other than f:

  • Do bhí sé (he was).
  • Do phós sí (she married).
  • Do dheineadar (they did).
  • Do dheineamair (we did).
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