agus, conj. (Also written is) And. 1. (Co-ordinating, connecting, words)(a) (Simple connective) An t-athair ~ an mac, the father and the son. (b) In addition to. Breis ~ bliain, more than a year. A trí ~ a ceathair, three plus four. Corradh ~ punt, more than a pound. (c) And other. Tá mná ~ mná ann, there are women and (other kinds of) women. (d) (Continuous repetition) Bhí na scaotha ~ na scaotha éan ag dul ó dheas, there were flocks and flocks of birds going south. 2. (Connecting co-ordinate clauses or sentences)(a) (Simple connective) Nigh sé ~ thriomaigh sé é, he washed and dried it. (b) (With negative) Ná mol ~ ná cáin é, neither praise nor find fault with it. Níor ith sé ~ níor ól sé, he neither ate nor drank. (c) (Adversative) Bhí sé ann ~ níor labhair sé, he was there but he did not speak. Beir leat é ~ ná bris é, take it with you but don’t break it. (d) (Consequential) Ceannaigh an drochrud ~ bí gan aon rud, if you buy a poor thing you will be left without anything. Thaitin sé liom ~ cheannaigh mé é, I liked it and so I bought it. (e) (Amplificative) D’ól mé é ~ ba é an togha é, I drank it and it was first class. (f) (Connecting two verbs the second of which is in the imperative) Fainic ~ ná tit, be careful not to fall. Bí cinnte ~ tabhair leat é, be sure to take it with you. Achainím ort ~ ná déan é, I beseech you not to do it. 3. (Introductory)(a) (Expressing surprise or incredulity) ~ an fíor sin? Do you tell me that’s true? (b) (Continuing narration) D’imigh sé go Meiriceá. A~ nuair a bhí sé tamall thall . . . . He went to America. And when he was there some time . . . . 4. Subordinating conjunction introducing clauses or phrases as follows:(a) (Attributive) D’imigh sé ~ fearg air, he went away in anger. Chonaic mé ag teacht é ~ cóta mór air, I saw him coming and he was wearing an overcoat. (b) (Temporal) Thit sé ~ é ag dul thar an droichead, he fell as he was crossing the bridge. (c) (Amplificative) Bhí an lá an-dorcha, ~ é chomh fuar, the day was very dark, and it was also very cold. Ba mhaith, ~ liomsa, (you) would like (that), and I would also. Tiocfaidh mé ~ fáilte, I’ll come and most willingly. Dá n-ólfadh, ~ an buidéal, ní dhéanfadh sé aon cheo air, if he did drink it, even the whole bottle, it would do him no harm. (d) (Concessive) Bhí sé ag iarraidh é a cheannach ~ gan mórán airgid aige, he was trying to buy it although he had little money. D’iarr sé é ~ gan é ag teastáil uaidh ar chor ar bith, he asked for it although he did not need it at all. Láidir ~ mar atá sé, strong as he is. Siúd ~ :siúd 2(b).(e) Seeing that, since. Ba cheart dúinn a bheith amuigh ~ an lá chomh breá sin, we should be out of doors, seeing that the day is so fine. Is dóigh go raibh rud éigin uaidh ~ é a theacht anseo, he probably wanted something, seeing that he came here. (f)(Conditional) If, even if. Ní fhéadfainn, ~ mo dhícheall a dhéanamh, an chloch sin a thógáil, I could not lift that stone, even if I did my best. Is é an rud céanna a tharlódh ~ bíodh sé féin i láthair, the same thing would happen were he himself present. (g)(Comparative) (After chomh, oiread, ionann, amhail)Déanfaidh mé é chomh maith ~ is féidir liom, I’ll do it as well as I can. Thug sé a oiread dó ~ a shásaigh é, he gave him enough to satisfy him. Ní raibh a oiread ~ duine ann, there was not even one person there. Bhí sé ionann ~ (a bheith) caite aici, she had almost spent it. D’aithin mé é chomh luath ~ a chonaic mé é, I recognized him as soon as I saw him. Labhair sé liom, amhail ~ dá mbeadh aithne aige orm, he spoke to me as if he knew me. (h) (Restrictive) A fhad ~ nár tháinig sé chomh fada linn, so long as it did not come near us. (i) (Emphatic repetition) Ó théann (sé) ~ go dtéann, ná cuir bac air, since he is going, which he is, don’t stop him. Ó bhí ~ go raibh, since it was, which is true. An mbeidh cluiche maith ann Dé Domhnaigh? Beidh agus é. Will the match on Sunday be good? It definitely will. 5. (Pleonastic usages)(a) (Introducing noun clauses after certain verbs) Tá a fhios ag Dia ~ (go), God knows (that). Bhí lá ~ (go)leanfainn iad, there was a time when I would have followed them. Má tá i ndán ~ go saorfar é, if he happens to be set free. Bíodh ~ go bhfaca tú é, granted that you saw him. Abair ~ go bhfuil sé fíor, suppose it is true. (b) (With certain prepositional and adverbial phrases) Timpeall ~, tuairim ~, céad, about one hundred. Go fiú ~ na gcipíní, even the small sticks. Le súil ~ go, expecting that. I ndúil ~ go, hoping that. S.a. caoi12, cruth22,3, fad 3, riocht 4.