Hello,

Thanks in advance to anyone who helps me out with this! I am getting a tattoo in Irish that I would like to say "You are what you do". Can I get someone to translate this and someone to confirm the translation? Thanks!

Best Regards,
Niall McGarvey

Definitely wait for way more input on this. It's rather painfully literal, and there may be something more natural to the language that would make more sense:

Is tusa an rud a dhéanann tú

One of my concerns with this is it could be read as "You are what you make."

Wait for more.

Redwolf

It's not very clear in English either.
I don't know

Just an idea:
Aithnaítear thú thríd do bhearta.

You are recognised by your actions.

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How about this line from the Bible: "Ar a dtorthaí a aithneoidh sibh iad." - "By their fruits [aka deeds] you shall know them." - Matthew 7:16.

A few more ideas

"Na rudaí a dhéanann tú, is iad a shocraíonn cé thú féin" - The things you do define who you are
"Is ionann an fear agus a ghníomh" - A man is the same as his actions/his work/his doings

Maybe if you used "an gníomh a dhéanann tú". That way it would be clear that "dhéanann" doesn't mean "make"

I don't know if these are correct at all, I'm basically having a guess, so please wait for others to back them up.

Bríd, has t(h)ríd replaced the base form trí in all cases in Conamara?

Tríd is usually only used with the definite article?

Aithnítear thú t(h)rí/tré** do bhearta

But,

Aithnítear thú t(h)ríd* an mbearta

*h is used in Conamara, and tré is a Munster Irish variant.
**trésan is a Munster form, though quite rare now, tríd is much more common.



I like that one.

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