A dollar a pount

Cúmhaí · **Posted:** Thu 17 Nov 2016 5:01 pm

Dia dhaoibh ar maidin

I have encountered both of these and am wondering which is right:

'It's a dollar a pound'
tá sé dollar an punt
tá sé dollar an phuint

Labhrás · **Joined:** Sat 03 May 2014 4:01 pm **Posts:** 1967

Cúmhaí wrote:

Dia dhaoibh ar maidin

I have encountered both of these and am wondering which is right:

'It's a dollar a pound'
tá sé dollar an punt
tá sé dollar an phuint

dollar an punt

Errigal · **Joined:** Fri 09 Sep 2011 2:06 pm **Posts:** 715

Cúmhaí wrote:

tá sé dollar an phuint

'

Cad chuige an ginideach?

Gumbi · **Joined:** Tue 06 Sep 2011 8:09 pm **Posts:** 943

The first one as Labhrás has indicated. Are you comparing currencies? If so, the first thing that comes to my head is "dollar amháin in aghaidh an phuint" (genitive would be used this time). Otherwise the first one you have is good

Cúmhaí · **Posted:** Thu 17 Nov 2016 11:43 pm

I am talking about a dollar for a pound of some random purchasable

The first one is what I had thought was right but another had counseled me to use the latter...

Thank you!

Gumbi · **Joined:** Tue 06 Sep 2011 8:09 pm **Posts:** 943

Cúmhaí wrote:

I am talking about a dollar for a pound of some random purchasable

The first one is what I had thought was right but another had counseled me to use the latter...

Thank you!

My suggestion still works in that case (and is in my opinion nicer Irish :P) but yeah, the first of your suggestions is the correct one

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