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Tá sé ag fearṫainn.
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"It is raining."
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Tá sé ag fearṫainn go diaḃulta.
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"It is raining greatly."
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Tá Taḋg ag ruiṫ.
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"Thade is running."
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Tá sé ag ruiṫ go diaḃulta.
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"He is running greatly."
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Tá sé ag siúḃal go diaḃulta.
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"He is walking greatly."
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Tá sé ag fás go diaḃulta.
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"He is growing greatly."
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Tá sé ag obair go diaḃulta.
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"He is working greatly."
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An ḃfuilt an coirce go maiṫ agaiḃ?
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"Have ye the oats good?"
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Aċ! Tá sé go diaḃulta againn.
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"Ach! We have it greatly."
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Táid na prátaíḋe go diaḃulta ar fad againn.
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"We have the potatoes great entirely."
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The word diaḃulta expresses intensity. It is like the word redoubled in English, both as to origin and meaning. There is a word which is derived from diaḃal=devil. It is the word diaḃail. The people invariably translate it "divilish."
Is diaḃail an obair í.
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"It is devilish work."
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Is diaḃalta an obair í.
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"It is awful work."
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Is diaḃalta an duine é le feaḃas.
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"He is an awfully good man."
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Is diaḃalta an duine é le cruinneas.
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"He is an awfully exact man."
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