faigh cuidhteas
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Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Verb
[edit]- get rid of
- Am faigh sinn cuidhteas na daoine sin? ― Will we get rid of those people?
- An d' fhuair thu cuidhteas iad? ― Did you get rid of them?
- get or come or be clear of
- Mur faigh thu cuidhteas an càr ud buailidh tu e. ― Unless you get clear of that car you will hit it.
- A bheil mi air cuidhteas a’ chidhe fhaighinn? ― Am I clear of the quay?
- A bheil mi air faighinn cuidhteas an cidhe? ― (A more grammatically correct rendering of the above.)
Usage notes
[edit]- This phrase is commonly used in conjunction with the preposition de as faigh cuidhteas de, but since the phrase is a contraction of faigh cuidhte agus, correctly neither preposition or inversion are needed.