déan de
Irish
editVerb
editdéan de (present analytic déanann de, future analytic déanfaidh de, verbal noun déanamh de, past participle déanta de)
- make of
- change, fashion, into
- Rinne sé fíon den uisce. ― He changed the water into wine.
- gather into, fix up as
- Rinne siad leaba den fhraoch. ― They made a bed of the heather.
- form into
- Rinne rang díobh. ― They were formed into a class.
- reduce to
- Dhéanfadh sí giotaí de. ― She would make bits of him.
- divide into, measure in
- Déan mílte de. ― Measure it in miles.
- 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.
- train, appoint, as
- Rinneadh uachtarán de. ― He was appointed president.
- raise, reduce, the status of
- Tá sibh ag déanamh amadáin de. ― You are making a fool of him.
- 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.
- change, fashion, into
- (impersonal use) become
- Rinne bean di. ― She became a woman.
- Dhéanfaidh sioc de. ― It would turn to frost.
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “déan de”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN