About this phrase

Go dtí can be regarded as a preposition that means to, until, as far as ⁊rl…

Generally, though not always:

• Go dtí is used when followed by the definite article (singular or plural).
  • Táim ag dul go dtí an margadh: I'm going to the market.
  • Táim ag dul go dtí na cruinnithe: I'm going to the meetings.
  • Táim ag dul go dtí An Ghaillimh: I'm going to Galway. (Munster)
• Go is used on its own in other situations.
  • Táim ag dul go margadh an bhaile mhóir: I'm going to the town market.
  • Táim ag dul go cruinnithe na mban: I'm going to the women's meetings.
  • Tá mé ag dul go Gaillimh: I'm going to Galway. (Connacht and Ulster)
• One relatively common exception concerns people approaching each other:
  • Tháinigh sé go dtí mé: he came up to me.
  • Chuadar go dtí í: they went up to her.
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