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Gnothachas

B1
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Bu mhiann leam … 

I wish ...

To talk about work plans, we can use an tràth cumhach (conditional tense). We can see the questions and answers with bu mhiann (would desire, wish, like) and bu toil (would like) in the table. Remember that iomlaid (inversion) happens when there is a cuspair dìreach (direct object) in these modal sentences.  

Am bu mhiann?leamobair ùr fhaighinn?✅ Bu mhiann
Nach bu mhiannleatan obair a dhèanamh?⛔ Cha bu mhiann
leiscàr ùr a cheannach?
Am bu toilleathadol a Ghlaschu?✅ Bu toil
Nach bu toilleinnfalbh dhachaigh?⛔ Cha bu toil
leibhfuireach san obair seo?
leotha

In the bottom three examples above there is no direct object, so no inversion. With dol a Ghlaschu (going to Glasgow) and fuireach san obair seo (staying in this work) there is a preposition between the verb and the noun object. With falbh dhachaigh (going home(wards)), dhachaigh (homewards) is a co–ghnìomhair (adverb) rather than a noun. 

Thoir gu buil

We looked again at the irregular verb thoir! in Cuspair 4. We also use this verb with the following idiomatic phrase: 

thoir gu buil! accomplish! achieve! bring to fruition! implement! 
a’ toirt gu buil accomplishing, achieving, bringing to fruition, implementing 

An tug thu na h–amasan agad gu buil?

Did you bring your aims to fruition?

An toir thu do chuid bheachdan gu buil?

Will you bring your ideas to fruition?

An toireadh tu na planaichean agad gu buil?

Would you implement your plans?

Ciamar a bheireadh tu na planaichean gu buil?

How would you implement the plans?