déan de

Irish[edit]

déan de (present analytic déanann de, future analytic déanfaidh de, verbal noun déanamh de, past participle déanta de)

make of
1. change, fashion, into
  Rinne sé fíon den uisce. ― He changed the water into wine.
2. gather into, fix up as
  Rinne siad leaba den fhraoch. ― They made a bed of the heather.
3. form into
  Rinne rang díobh. ― They were formed into a class.
4. reduce to
  Dhéanfadh sí giotaí de. ― She would make bits of him.
5. divide into, measure in
  Déan mílte de. ― Measure it in miles.
6. convert to
  Rinne sí Críostaí de. ― She made a Christian out of him.
  
  Tá eagla orm gur rinneamar namhaid de. ― I'm worried we've made an enemy of him.
7. train, appoint, as
  Rinneadh uachtarán de. ― He was appointed president.
8. raise, reduce, the status of
  Tá sibh ag déanamh amadáin de. ― You are making a fool of him.
9. cause, make appear, to be
  Rinneadh priosúnach de. ― He was taken prisoner.
  
  Is maith leis fear mór a dhéanamh de féin. ― He likes to make a big man of himself.
(impersonal use) become
Rinne bean di. ― She became a woman.

Dhéanfaidh sioc de. ― It would turn to frost.