air sgàth

Scottish Gaelic

Preposition

air sgàth (+ genitive or possessive determiner)

  1. for the sake of
    Nì sinn sin air sgàth na sìthe.
    We'll do that for the sake of peace.
  2. because
    Dh'fhàg i air sgàth 's gun robh i a' faireachdainn iomagaineach.
    She left because she was feeling awkward.

Synonyms
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