lig ar
Irish
Verb
- to let on (to reveal or indicate)
- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, printed in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, p. 196:
- Do ghlac rabharta feirge an captaen, ach níor leig sé aon nídh air.
- A flood of rage seized captain was filled with rage, but he didn’t let on.
- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, printed in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, p. 196:
Usage notes
The preposition ar is reflexive in this construction; in other words its object agrees with the subject of the verb:
- ligim orm ― I let on
- ligeann tú ort ― you let on
- ligeann sé air ― he lets on
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