TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
fiafraigh, v.t. & i. (vn. fiafraí).Ask, inquire. Rud a fhiafraí de dhuine, to ask s.o. sth. ~ de cá bhfuair sé é, ask him where he got it. D’fhiafraigh sé cá raibh mé, he asked where I was. Duine a fhiafraí, to inquire after s.o. Abair leis go raibh mé á fhiafraí, tell him I was asking for him. ~ de! Go and ask!
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ a dhéanamh faoi dhuine, faoi rud, to inquire about s.o., sth.
Gan chead gan ~, without a ‘by your leave’.
Ní bhfaighidh tú faisnéis mura ndéana tú ~, one must ask in order to learn.
Tá ~ orthu, they are sought after, are in demand.
Níl ~ siar (nó aniar) orthu, nobody ever asks for them.