Na hEochracha — The Keys

Dónal has lost his keys. Dónal has not lost his keys.

1. Cá bhfuil mo chuid eochracha? (Where are my keys?)

2. An bhfuil siad sa chóta? (Are they in the coat?)
Níl! (They're not!)

3. Sa charr? (In the car?)
Níl siad sa charr! (They're not in the car!)

4. Tá siad i do lámh. (They're in your hand.)
…Bhí a fhios agam. (…I knew that.)

Phrases worth stealing

• Cá bhfuil mo chuid eochracha? — Where are my keys? “Mo chuid” is used for things you have a quantity of.
• An bhfuil siad sa chóta? — Are they in the coat? “Sa” lenites what follows: cóta becomes chóta.
• Tá siad i do lámh. — They're in your hand.
• Bhí a fhios agam. — I knew that. Said with as much dignity as can be managed.