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Náċ tu an fear!
What a man you are!
Náċ é an fear é! a nduḃairt Éamon leis an reiṫe.
What a man he is! as Ned said to the ram.

Past Time.

Ba ríġ Brian.
Brian was a king.
Ba ríġ uasal é.
He was a noble king.
Ba ṁac dó Murċaḋ.
Morgan was a son of his.
Ba ṁór an ríġ é.
He was a great king.
Ba ċóṁaċtaċ an ríġ é.
He was a powerful king.
Ba ríġ ċóṁaċtaċ é.
He was a powerful king.
Ríġ ċóṁaċtaċ dob eaḋ é.
He was a powerful king.
Ba ṁaiṫ an fear é.
He was a good man.
Fear maiṫ dob eaḋ é.
He was a good man.
Dob aoíḃinn an lá é.
It was a splendid day.
Lá aoíḃinn dob eaḋ é.
It was a splendid day.
Ba ṫirm an lá é.
It was a dry day.
Lá ana ṫirm dob eaḋ é.
It was a very dry day.
Ba lá broṫalaċ é.
It was a warm day.
Ba lá ana ḃroṫalaċ é.
It was a very warm day.
Lá ana ḃroṫalaċ dob eaḋ é.
It was a very warm day.
Ba ṁór an broṫal é.
It was great heat.
Ba láidir an fear é.
He was a strong man.
Fear ana láidir dob eaḋ é.
He was a very strong man.
B’ é fear ba ṫreise ar a ċineaḋ é.
He was the strongest man of his race.
B’ é ba lúġa beann ar ḟuaċt.
It was he that least felt the cold.
B’ é ba ṡia ḃéarfaḋ ualaċ leis.
It was he that could carry a load furthest.