own
1 adjective belonging to sbféin adj I'd rather go in my own car b'fhearr liom dul i mo charr féin, b'fhearr liom dul sa charr s'agam féinshe has her own house tá a teach féin aicithat's our own view sin é ár ndearcadh féin, sin é ár ndearcadh sinnethat singer is from our own neck of the woods is as ár gceantar féin an t-amhránaí sinit's your own fault is ort féin atá an locht, is ort féin atá an milleánhe recorded the album in his very own studio rinne sé an t-albam a thaifeadadh ina stiúideo féinyou can have your very own room is féidir leat do sheomra féin a bheith agat, féadfaidh tú seomra de do chuid féin a bheith agat 2 adjective for yourselfféin adj they grow their own vegetables fásann siad a nglasraí féinhe set up his own company bhunaigh sé comhlacht dá chuid féinShow full entry
3 adjective particular to sb/sthféin adj he apologised - in his own way ghabh sé leithscéal - ar a bhealach féin 4 pronoun sth belonging to sbdo cheann féinif you want water you can buy your own má tá uisce uait is féidir leat do chuid féin a cheannachthey don't provide tents - you must bring your own ní chuireann siad pubaill ar fáil - ní mór duit do cheann féin a thabhairt leatthey have a house of their own tá a dteach féin acu, tá teach dá gcuid féin acunever mind my problems - look after your own ná bac leis na fadhbanna s'agamsa - tabhair aire do do chuid féinshe prefers your horse to her own is fearr léi do chapallsa ná a ceann féin 5 verb possess TRANSITIVEI don't own a car níl carr agampeople who own dogs daoine a bhfuil madraí acuwho owns this bag? cé leis an mála seo?they own half the village is leo leath an tsráidbhailethey lost everything they owned chaill siad gach a raibh acuhe was prancing about as if he owned the place bhí sé ag pramsáil thart amhail gur leis féin an áit 6 verb admit to INTRANSITIVEadmhaigh verb he owned to us that he stole the money d'admhaigh sé dúinn gur ghoid sé an t-airgead, chuir sé in iúl dúinn gur ghoid sé an t-airgeadthe prisoner owned to the guns being his dúirt an príosúnach gur leis féin na gunnaí, d'admhaigh an príosúnach gur leis féin na gunnaí