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Is maith liom + what you like.- I like Can be a noun: Is maith liom mo mhadra.- I like my dog Is maith liom brioscaí- I like biscuits/cookies Can be a special form of a verb: Is maith liom *a bheith* ag imirt- I like to play Ní maith liom + what you don’t like- I don’t like Ní maith liom do mhadra.- I don’t like your dog. Ní maith liom an leabhar.- I don’t like the book. Ní maith liom an sneachta.- I don’t like the snow. An maith leat? – Do you like? An carr (m)- th...
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