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kittydesade) wrote2014-07-15 10:05 am
kittydesade) wrote2014-07-15 10:05 am
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The possession of knowledge is expressed by the 'have' idiom as well. A complication in irish comes from the fact that there are three different ways of referring to knowledge, depending on the kind intended. Fios refers to factual knowledge:
Tá a fhios agam cé hé. I know who he is.
An bhfuil a fhios agat go bhfuil sí tinn? Do you know that she is sick?
Tá a fhios agam an áit. I know the place. (i.e. I know where the place is.)
In this usage fios is always possessed: a fhios, its knowledge. Without the possessive marker, there is an implication of supernatural knowledge, (e.g. of the future).
For acquaintenceship with a person, aithne is used.
An bhfuil aithne agat ar an bhfear sin? Do you know that man?
Tá aithne mhaith agam ar Sheán. I know Seán well.
Tá aithne shúl agam air. I know him to see. (I know him by sight.)
Eolas is academic knowledge, and is also used for a body of information.
Tá eolas aige ar an litríocht. He knows literature.
An bhfuil eolas agaibh faoi chúrsaí Gaeilge. Do you have information about Irish courses?
Níl eolas agam ar an gceimic. I don't know about chemistry.
Finally, as noted earlier, the simple 'have' construction can be used for knowledge of a skill or something for performance.
Tá Fraincis aici. She knows French.
Tá an scéal sin agam. I know that story.
Tá 'An Droigheán Donn' aici. She knows 'An Droighneán Donn'
I'm looking into martial arts schools. Why am I looking into martial arts schools. Yesterday it was coding. I don't have time. Send. Help.
(Just twice a week, maybe?)
(Send. Help.)
No, though, I did get a bunch of gardening things done last night, so there's that. I should keep up more with the weeding, but other than that I think it's one more round of trimming ailanthus (I need to make that a regular weekend thing) and most of the extra stuff is done till the next time a tomato plant falls over. So that's one thing sort of out of the way? I promise, I'm slowly churning things down. If I'm very lucky I can have backlogs of things done by the end of the year.
(Sob. I have never been that lucky.)
Oddly, or perhaps not so oddly, I think whinging about how much crap I have to do has helped me focus on getting a lot of those tasks cleared. Assuming, heh, I don't get distracted by interesting news articles. Another thing I think I'm doing is I'm doing too much intensive note-taking on the Revelations book, which is making it bog down, which means it's never getting done. This is going to be a 5000 word essay. I don't need that many notes on every damn page, and if I want that, I can buy the damn book later. Come on, self.
And I'm slowly working down my non-fiction reading list in general, and. Slowly pounding down the list of things to do. It helps that I think the next major thing I have to work towards is Dragon*Con, and all that involves is finding a base water gun to mod for Reason and building a cloak. I can do that in my sleep.
(I possibly should put that list I'm working on in a more complete fashion on HabitRPG though. Okay, that first. Then everything else.)
Tá a fhios agam cé hé. I know who he is.
An bhfuil a fhios agat go bhfuil sí tinn? Do you know that she is sick?
Tá a fhios agam an áit. I know the place. (i.e. I know where the place is.)
In this usage fios is always possessed: a fhios, its knowledge. Without the possessive marker, there is an implication of supernatural knowledge, (e.g. of the future).
For acquaintenceship with a person, aithne is used.
An bhfuil aithne agat ar an bhfear sin? Do you know that man?
Tá aithne mhaith agam ar Sheán. I know Seán well.
Tá aithne shúl agam air. I know him to see. (I know him by sight.)
Eolas is academic knowledge, and is also used for a body of information.
Tá eolas aige ar an litríocht. He knows literature.
An bhfuil eolas agaibh faoi chúrsaí Gaeilge. Do you have information about Irish courses?
Níl eolas agam ar an gceimic. I don't know about chemistry.
Finally, as noted earlier, the simple 'have' construction can be used for knowledge of a skill or something for performance.
Tá Fraincis aici. She knows French.
Tá an scéal sin agam. I know that story.
Tá 'An Droigheán Donn' aici. She knows 'An Droighneán Donn'
I'm looking into martial arts schools. Why am I looking into martial arts schools. Yesterday it was coding. I don't have time. Send. Help.
(Just twice a week, maybe?)
(Send. Help.)
No, though, I did get a bunch of gardening things done last night, so there's that. I should keep up more with the weeding, but other than that I think it's one more round of trimming ailanthus (I need to make that a regular weekend thing) and most of the extra stuff is done till the next time a tomato plant falls over. So that's one thing sort of out of the way? I promise, I'm slowly churning things down. If I'm very lucky I can have backlogs of things done by the end of the year.
(Sob. I have never been that lucky.)
Oddly, or perhaps not so oddly, I think whinging about how much crap I have to do has helped me focus on getting a lot of those tasks cleared. Assuming, heh, I don't get distracted by interesting news articles. Another thing I think I'm doing is I'm doing too much intensive note-taking on the Revelations book, which is making it bog down, which means it's never getting done. This is going to be a 5000 word essay. I don't need that many notes on every damn page, and if I want that, I can buy the damn book later. Come on, self.
And I'm slowly working down my non-fiction reading list in general, and. Slowly pounding down the list of things to do. It helps that I think the next major thing I have to work towards is Dragon*Con, and all that involves is finding a base water gun to mod for Reason and building a cloak. I can do that in my sleep.
(I possibly should put that list I'm working on in a more complete fashion on HabitRPG though. Okay, that first. Then everything else.)
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(Maybe after Dragon*Con though?)
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