ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Tá sé as a chuma, it is out of shape.
Rud gan chuma, shapeless thing.
Cén chuma a bhfuil tú? How are you?
Tá an chuma sin air, so it seems.
Tá sé de chuma air go, it looks as if.
2. Ar chuma ruda, in the manner of, like, sth.
Ar chuma an lae inniu, just like today.
Ar aon chuma, ar chuma ar bith, at any rate.
Ar mo chuma féin, like myself, as in my own case.
Ar chuma go dtuigfear thú, in such a way that you will be understood.
Ba chuma leis faoi rud ar bith, he didn’t care about anything.
Ba chuma liom agam nó uaim é, I didn’t care whether I had it or not.
Ba chuma riamh é go dtí sin, it was then that things really became serious.
~ an chuma atá air, look at his appearance.
Ní fheictear dom an chuma atá air, he doesn’t look good to me.
D’~ mé duit an chuma a bhí air, I told you what he looked like.
Ba chuma liom mo bheo nó mo mharbh, I didn’t care whether I lived or died.
~ gan chuma, shapeless mass.
Ní shamhlófá go brách an chuma a bhí air, you could never imagine what he looked like.