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* ''admhaigh'' 'to acknowledge' is also used for 'to thank' (with the dative preposition ''do'' for the person who is thanked), like Hebrew הודה ''hoda'' 'to acknowledge; to thank'. (Some say this is a natural development of the sense 'to acknowledge the receipt of'.). ''Admháil duit'' is a common synonym of ''go raibh maith agat''. | * ''admhaigh'' 'to acknowledge' is also used for 'to thank' (with the dative preposition ''do'' for the person who is thanked), like Hebrew הודה ''hoda'' 'to acknowledge; to thank'. (Some say this is a natural development of the sense 'to acknowledge the receipt of'.). ''Admháil duit'' is a common synonym of ''go raibh maith agat''. | ||
Another commonly used Hebrew construction in Cualand Irish, also found in Netagin, is "VERB an ADJ VERBing": ''tháinig sé teacht tapa'' 'he came quickly' (lit. he came a quick coming). Other Hebrew calques are found in use in Hebrew-speaking regions of Cualand, such as ''cé a thabharfas'' (+ present subjunctive) for expressing a wish, a calque of מי ייתן ו + future: ''Cé a thabharfas go mbuailimid le chéile arís.'' 'May we meet again.' | Another commonly used Hebrew construction in Cualand Irish, also found in Netagin, is "VERB an ADJ VERBing": ''tháinig sé teacht tapa'' 'he came quickly' (lit. he came a quick coming). Other Hebrew calques are found in use in Hebrew-speaking regions of Cualand, such as ''cé a thabharfas'' (+ present subjunctive) for expressing a strongly held wish, a calque of מי ייתן ו + future: ''Cé a thabharfas go mbuailimid le chéile arís.'' 'May we meet again.' | ||
Both Talman and Cualandian Irish jokes may start with a cleft construction, which marks the sentence as new information: ''Siúl a rinne fear isteach i mbeár'' lit. 'it's walking that a man did into a bar', as in French (''c'est un mec qui rentre dans un bar'' 'it's a guy who walks into a bar'). Anecdotes and stories in general also tend to begin with a cleft construction, like how Modern Hebrew uses היה היה ''hayo haya'' for 'once upon a time'. This is a result of French influence. | Both Talman and Cualandian Irish jokes may start with a cleft construction, which marks the sentence as new information: ''Siúl a rinne fear isteach i mbeár'' lit. 'it's walking that a man did into a bar', as in French (''c'est un mec qui rentre dans un bar'' 'it's a guy who walks into a bar'). Anecdotes and stories in general also tend to begin with a cleft construction, like how Modern Hebrew uses היה היה ''hayo haya'' for 'once upon a time'. This is a result of French influence. | ||