Irish Grammar Tip You Need To Know

In this video I am going to talk about chuig and go dtí which both mean to as in going to a certain location. But whether you use chuig or go dtí entirely depends on the context of the situation and I'll explain clearly and unambiguously where this distinction lies. This is a very useful Irish Grammar tip and once you are aware of this rule you will be able to speak and write with much more confidence.
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[@gracerose4537]

FINALLY AFTER ALL THE YEARS thankfullly someone explained it

[@LearnIrish]

My pleasure, knowledge is power and information is knowledge.

[@Teresaatthehouse]

thanks for clearing this up, consistently getting them wrong !

[@LearnIrish]

My pleasure, best wishes

[@cmbrennan215]

This is really helpful. Duolingo doesn’t really go into details on this kind of thing. Thanks.

[@LearnIrish]

I'm glad to help, Duolingo can be good for dipping your toe in the water but it's very limited in terms of detail and explanations.

[@gaeltachtgreenville546]

This is one of those grammar issues a lot of people get mixed up with. Go raibh maith agat for making a video on this!

[@LearnIrish]

Míle fáilte 🙂 best wishes 👍

[@pompikaushal4604]

Dia dhuit Dane! Really a great video! I'm aware of these words "Chuig" agus "Go dtí" but have never used them correctly ! I was always "muddled up " but today you cleared that confusion and I'm really indebted to you for this! Now I hope I'm not gonna make mistakes!😀. Thanks a lot for explaining the difference between these two words so clearly! Físeán iontach I ndáiríre tréaslaím leat ar an bhfíseán seo! Go raibh míle maith agat agus slán go fóill!

[@LearnIrish]

You're very welcome, we all make mistakes, even me 🤫

[@mollymcnaughton3133]

Dia duit, Dane. I really enjoy these helpful lessons. Go raibh maith agat..☘️💚

[@LearnIrish]

I like making them, míle fáilte romhat.

[@patrickfitzgerald718]

great videos makes it really easy to understand thank you

[@LearnIrish]

My pleasure, kind regards

[@maryomeara6049]

Thanks

[@Joshuascottdavis]

I listen to this series daily now

[@LearnIrish]

Sounds like a plan 😊

[@jackjonas1699]

Another question answered. Excellent work, Dane.

[@LearnIrish]

Thank you very much

[@christinaconway1843]

Thank you so much for your videos, very helpful. I am going on 68 years of age and just learning Irish, so all help greatly appreciated. Go raibh math agat.

[@LearnIrish]

Keep at it 🙏

[@greendragonpublishing]

This illustrated the difference nicely, thank you! Those two terms confused me and now I know.

[@greendragonpublishing]

Now if I can just figure out when to use chun ag dul...

[@LearnIrish]

Yes chun can be used in the Ulster dialect and ag dul is a verbal noun similar to the English word "going" nualeargais.ie/gnag/chuig.htm

[@naomiseraphina9718]

Go raibh mile maith agat, a Dhane! I found this video especially helpful, as I have been perplexed about when to use chuig/go dti ever since I began studying Irish, nearly two years ago, and none of the other sources I've encountered ever spelled it out as clearly as you did here! I had to simply guess based on the context in which I encountered Irish speakers using the alternate phrases, which, like so many other aspects of teaching oneself a language, is like trying to assemble a jigsaw puzzle with no idea of the picture one is trying to create. It simply emerges slowly, through trial and error, unless a helpful person like yourself sheds some light on the work. Go raibh maith agat, aris, agus beannactai ort! Slan go foill! --N

[@LearnIrish]

I'm glad to be able to help and I can certainly understand your challenges 🙂

[@mikemccaffrey3093]

“Jigsaw puzzle without knowing the picture”. This is a great analogy for my efforts trying to learn Irish by myself. I saw this video on “go dti” while back. And today I heard a sentence I did not understand but I recognized “go dti”. Had to come back to this video to figure it out. Buiochas!

[@LearnIrish]

One step at a time, best wishes

[@efthimiosmakris3476]

Very good grammar video Dane!!! We need such lessons very useful to us.Is the meaning of Go dtí to, or to the? As in another video you have said the meaning To the. Very many thanks once again. Really great.!!!!!!

[@LearnIrish]

More like to the to be honest, thank you for your support

[@jenfoley5101]

Thank you, Dane. I have a question. One example you used was "Chuamar chuig ionad imeachtaí..." Since activity centre is a place, why do we use chuig and not go dtí?

[@LearnIrish]

Because although it might be a place, it's a place where activities take place.

[@lawrencebraniff6952]

@@LearnIrish Isit the same with an dioscó, then? It´s a place, but one were you go to do a specific activity?

[@LearnIrish]

Possibly so, lots of things take place there.

[@sadiavt]

So then, if you were to say "I went to the disco last night", and nothing else to qualify what you were up to, would you still use chuig for that, even though you're just going to the place? Or would you use "chuig" still?

[@LearnIrish]

I'd probably say go dtí if going no further than the disco.

[@DeborahHaynes-qb4ff]

Dane, I've been learning Irish for a year now, and your videos are great! I like this one, as I had forgotten some of the specifics of "chuig," "go dtí" and "chun." This does a great job with the first two, but I have one question: Why is it "Chuamar chuig ionad imeachtaí," when the activity center is a PLACE. Go raibh míle maith agat!

[@liambyrne591]

Good question but it's best not to think about just listen and talk we make lots of mistakes in English and who cares

[@auntie-angie-2112]

Chuamar chuig ionad ímeachtaí ar fhead seachtaine agus rinnemar réimse leathan gníomhaíochtaí : does that not mean "We went to an activity center FOR A WEEK and did a wide range of activities" ? (af fhead seachtaine)

[@LarryFogarty]

if we are going to the concert or the park we are not going any further in either ?...so why the change ?

[@LearnIrish]

Chuig is to go to an event or occasion

[@LarryFogarty]

@@LearnIrish go raibh maith agat ..ta fhios agam anois..

[@LearnIrish]

Fan slán

[@Lauren-sj6qr]

Can you explain when to use “go leor” and “ a lán”?

[@LearnIrish]

The same way you would use "lots of" and "a lot of" in English.

[@Lauren-sj6qr]

@@LearnIrish oh that makes sense thank you

[@LearnIrish]

Best wishes

[@MasterAnubis7]

If go dtí is for places, then why is it chuig for the disco and activity center. Aren't those places?

[@jnox8547]

👍

[@morzanturian4946]

Muito bom.

[@dennisdelany9098]

Chuig seems to work a bit like "chez" in French

[@jonathandamonte174]

GRMMA! Bhí sé go haláinn! This has been driving me crazy for ten years!

[@LearnIrish]

Glad to be able to help you 👍

[@jonathandamonte174]

Táim ag déanamh staidéar ar an nGaeilge le deich mbliana leis an Doctúir Roslyn Byln-LaDrew, ollamh le Gaeilge in Ollscoil Pennsyvlania, agus rinne mé staidéar le Éamonn Ó Dónaill (údar an leabhair Gramadach gan Stró) agus Seaghan Mac An Tsionnaigh agus Ciara Ní É, ach níor mhínigh aon duine acu é chomh maith agus a rinne tú san fhíseán seo. Go raibh maith agat arís.

[@LearnIrish]

Tá tú cineálta, míle buíochas agus ádh mór 😊

[@LoideainTheScribe]

Does this sound like "go jay" in the Ulster dialect?

[@LearnIrish]

Yes possibly so, it's just a dialect and accent.

[@LoideainTheScribe]

@@LearnIrish Cool, thanks! I'm also learning some phrases from am Ulster speaker's channel and it's just spoken, not written, so I'm matching up what I'm learning by ear from him with what I'm learning from other dialect speakers and what's written. It's fun putting all the pieces together.

[@LearnIrish]

It's like a huge jigsaw! Good luck and enjoy 😀

[@rodeyboola4180]

Lollipop 💟

[@andy_lincoln]

Míle bhuicheas Dane!

[@LearnIrish]

Míle fáilte romhat agus fan slán 😊

[@daranodoch]

A chara, an dtiocfadh leat a insint dom an áit a bhfuil an riail seo le fáil i ngraiméar de chinéal inteacht. Tá a leithéid seo: 'Shiúil mé go dtí mo mháthair' (duine, ach le 'go 'dtí') go hiomlán ceart. Ar lch. 40 de GGBC (1999), tá an frása 'go dtí iad'. Tá samplaí den chineál sin le feiceáil go fras sa litríocht fosta, Séamus Ó Grianna mar shampla, "Chuaigh siad caol díreach go dtí iad." (Mo Dhá Róisín, lch 68) I dtaca le himeachtaí de, níl fadhb ar bith le 'go dtí' ansin ach oiread, go bhfios dom: 'Chuaigh siad go dtí an tsochraid,' mar shampla. I dtaca le gabháil chuig áit agus gan a ghabháil níos faide ná sin, an bhfuil fadhb le chuig/chun? San áit a bhfuil an sampla agat 'Chuaigh mé go dtí an pháirc', ní bheadh fadhb le 'Chuaigh mé chuig an bpáirc', agus ní chaithfeadh sé go dteachaigh tú coischéim níos faide.

[@LearnIrish]

nualeargais.ie/gnag/chuig.htm

[@declanwhite860]

Ana mhaith

[@LearnIrish]

Míle buíochas

[@12donegal]

Cad é mar ata cursai leat dane Is maith liom físeán sin Agus cén lá an chéad do físeán eile What day your next video Bhi an aimsir uafásach inniu Slan go fóill

[@LearnIrish]

Ar maidin inniu bhí an aimsir go dona ach tar éis meán lae ghlan an spéir. I Hope to do another video Thursday 👍📹

[@LarryFogarty]

iontach ar fad

[@LearnIrish]

Míle buíochas

[@LarryFogarty]

iontach ar fad

[@LearnIrish]

Míle buíochas