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Verb

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déan de (present analytic déanann de, future analytic déanfaidh de, verbal noun déanamh de, past participle déanta de)

  1. make of
    1. change, fashion, into
      Rinne sé fíon den uisce.He changed the water into wine.
    2. gather into, fix up as
      Rinne siad leaba den fhraoch.They made a bed of the heather.
    3. form into
      Rinne rang díobh.They were formed into a class.
    4. reduce to
      Dhéanfadh sí giotaí de.She would make bits of him.
    5. divide into, measure in
      Déan mílte de.Measure it in miles.
    6. convert to
      Rinne sí Críostaí de.She made a Christian out of him.
      Tá eagla orm gur rinneamar namhaid de.I'm worried we've made an enemy of him.
    7. train, appoint, as
      Rinneadh uachtarán de.He was appointed president.
    8. raise, reduce, the status of
      Tá sibh ag déanamh amadáin de.You are making a fool of him.
    9. cause, make appear, to be
      Rinneadh priosúnach de.He was taken prisoner.
      Is maith leis fear mór a dhéanamh de féin.He likes to make a big man of himself.
  2. (impersonal use) become
    Rinne bean di.She became a woman.
    Dhéanfaidh sioc de.It would turn to frost.

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