(Translation) of book ''Democracy: The God That Failed''

Pavel · **Joined:** Mon 22 Jul 2019 6:34 pm **Posts:** 1

Hello!

There is a book called ''Democracy: The God That Failed'' that I was wondering what a translation of it would be in Irish. I dont know what the best way to translate it would be as to me it doesnt have a ''object'' as in how Irish is VSO word order
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verb%E2%8 ... 0%93object. Sorry if this is dumb/not allowed.

Thanks so much!

Labhrás · **Joined:** Sat 03 May 2014 4:01 pm **Posts:** 1206

Pavel wrote:

Hello!

There is a book called ''Democracy: The God That Failed'' that I was wondering what a translation of it would be in Irish. I dont know what the best way to translate it would be as to me it doesnt have a ''object'' as in how Irish is VSO word order
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verb%E2%8 ... 0%93object. Sorry if this is dumb/not allowed.

Thanks so much!

An Daonlathas: An Dia ar Theip Air.

("teip ar" is a somewhat strange verb, in what you fail is rather its subject: Teipeann an rud ar Dhia = God fails in something. Teipeann ar Dhia é a dhéanamh. = God fails to do it.
Without mentioning it, a subject is totally absent: Teipeann ar Dhia = God fails.)

tiomluasocein · **Joined:** Thu 01 Sep 2011 11:36 pm **Posts:** 338

Labhrás wrote:

Pavel wrote:

Hello!

There is a book called ''Democracy: The God That Failed'' that I was wondering what a translation of it would be in Irish. I dont know what the best way to translate it would be as to me it doesnt have a ''object'' as in how Irish is VSO word order
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verb%E2%8 ... 0%93object. Sorry if this is dumb/not allowed.

Thanks so much!

An Daonlathas: An Dia ar Theip Air.

("teip ar" is a somewhat strange verb, in what you fail is rather its subject: Teipeann an rud ar Dhia = God fails in something. Teipeann ar Dhia é a dhéanamh. = God fails to do it.
Without mentioning it, a subject is totally absent: Teipeann ar Dhia = God fails.)

Also, I wonder if ". . . An Dia ar Lig Síos Sinn" would be possible? ". . . The God that Let Us Down"

Errigal · **Joined:** Fri 09 Sep 2011 2:06 pm **Posts:** 583

tiomluasocein wrote:

Also, I wonder if ". . . An Dia ar Lig Síos Sinn" would be possible? ". . . The God that Let Us Down"

Only if you change 'ar' to 'a' (it's a direct relative).

An Cionnfhaolach · **Joined:** Fri 09 Mar 2012 6:16 pm **Posts:** 1521

Labhrás wrote:

Pavel wrote:

Hello!

There is a book called ''Democracy: The God That Failed'' that I was wondering what a translation of it would be in Irish. I dont know what the best way to translate it would be as to me it doesnt have a ''object'' as in how Irish is VSO word order
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verb%E2%8 ... 0%93object. Sorry if this is dumb/not allowed.

Thanks so much!

An Daonlathas: An Dia ar Theip Air.

("teip ar" is a somewhat strange verb, in what you fail is rather its subject: Teipeann an rud ar Dhia = God fails in something. Teipeann ar Dhia é a dhéanamh. = God fails to do it.
Without mentioning it, a subject is totally absent: Teipeann ar Dhia = God fails.)

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