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How do you say to argue with someone about something in Irish? For instance, 1. I argued with him about whether Dan bought another horse. 2. I argued with him about where she bought the book. 3. I argued with him about which movie we should see tonight.
Oct 31, 2014 4:43 AM
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The most general word for "argue" in Irish is "argóint", which more or less corresponds to English "arguing": Argóint le duine faoi rud = To argue with someone about something "Bhí mé ag argóint leis faoin áit ar cheannaigh sí an leabhar" Another word you could use, perhaps if the argument is a bit more intellectual, is "díospóireacht", which can also mean "discussing, debating". "Bhí mé ag díospóireacht leis faoi cé acu scannán a bhféachfaimis air anocht" Yet another word is "sáraíocht" = "contending, disputing, arguing", which comes from the verb "sáraigh" = "to overcome, surpass". It gives an idea of each party in turn getting one up on the other, but it's used slightly differently than the other two words: "Bhí siad ag sáraíocht ar a chéile faoi rud".
October 31, 2014
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