ar chuma
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Preposition edit
ar chuma (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)
Inflection edit
Inflection of ar chuma
| Person | Normal | Emphatic |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | ar mo chuma | ar mo chumasa |
| 2d person sing. | ar do chuma | ar do chumasa |
| 3d sing. masc. | ar a chuma | ar a chumasan |
| 3d sing. fem. | ar a cuma | ar a cumasa |
| 1st person pl. | ar ár gcuma | ar ár gcumana |
| 2d person pl. | ar bhur gcuma | ar bhur gcumasa |
| 3d person pl. | ar a gcuma | ar a gcumasan |
Derived terms edit
- ar chuma go (“so that, so as to, in such a way that”)
- ar chuma éigin (“somehow”)
- ar chuma eile (“otherwise”)
Further reading edit
- “ar chuma”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “cuma”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cuma”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 2 edit
Phrase edit
- past/conditional interrogative of is cuma
- ar chuma leat? ― would you mind? would it matter to you?