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Irish
Pronunciation
Verb
robh
- Ulster form of raibh
References
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rˠɔ/, or /rˠɔh/ when emphatic.
- Hyphenation: robh
Verb
cha robh
- negative past of bi
- Cha robh an t-uisge blàth. ― The water wasn't warm.
Verb
an robh?
- affirmative interrogative past of bi
- An robh thu toilichte? ― Were you happy?
Usage notes
- In highly colloquial speech can be shortened to robh, with the an being dropped.
Verb
nach robh?
- negative interrogative past of bi
References
- Colin Mark (2003) “bi”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 75