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Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈhɪnʲ/, /ˈkahənʲ/
Adverb
cathain (followed by the direct relative)
- (Munster) when (interrogative)
- Synonyms: (Ulster) cá huair, (Connacht) cén uair
- Cathain a thiocfaidh tú abhaile? ― When will you come home?
- Cathain atá an bus ag teacht? ― When is the bus coming?
- Cathain a d'fhág siad? ― When did they leave?
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