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went away yesterday. D’imṫiġ sé indé. When the English words are nouns, we must use an lá (or an oiḋċe) before indiu, indé, aréir, etc. Yesterday was fine. Ḃí an lá indé breáġ. To-morrow will be wet. Beiḋ an lá i mbáraċ fliuċ. Last night was cold. Ḃí an oiḋċe aréir fuar.

435.
Interrogative Words.
when? caṫain? cé an uair? cé an t‑am? which (adj.)? cé an…?
where? cá? cé an áit? conad? what? cad? creud? ceurd?
how? conus (cionnus)? cé an ċaoi? go dé mar? whither? cá?
why? cad ’na ṫaoḃ? cad ċuige? cad fáṫ? cé an fáṫ? whence? cad as? cá’r ab as?
how far? cé an ḟaid? how much? cé ṁeud?
how long?    an fada? how many?    an mó?
which (pron.)? cioca? cé? who? cé? cia? cé h‑é (í, iad)?

Up and Down.

436. suas, upwards, motion upwards from the place where the speaker is.
Up. aníos, upwards, motion up from below to the place where the speaker is.
ṫuas (also spelled ṡuas), up, rest above the place where the speaker is.
aníos (aḃus),[1] up, rest where the speaker is.
  1. This form is used in Ulster and North Connaught, but generally this word is used only for rest on this side of a room, river, &c., or here, where we are.