tar le

Irish

Verb

tar le (present analytic tagann le or tig le, future analytic tiocfaidh le, verbal noun teacht le)

1. (literally) come with

   An dtiocfaidh tú liom?

   Will you come with me?

2. agree with

   Tagaim leat ar sin.

   I agree with you about that.

3. make do with, put up with

   Tagann sí le beagán.

   She makes do with little.

   Caithfear teacht leis an saol.

   We have to take the world as we find it

   (literally, ‘It is necessary to put up with the world’.)

4. can, be able

   Tig liom thú a fheiceáil anois.

   I can see you now.

   Tháinig liom comhairle a chur air.

   I was able to influence him.

Usage notes

In the meaning ‘can, be able’ the verb is subjectless and in the analytic form; the subject of English can is expressed as the object of Irish le. In this meaning, the present indicative is usually tig rather than tagann.

Conjugation

conjugation of tar le: see tar

Synonyms

• (can, be able): bí in ann; is féidir le; féad