"is maith le" meaning in Irish

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Verb

Forms: ba mhaith le [conditional, past], ní maith le [negative]
Etymology: Literally ‘X is good with Y’ for ‘Y likes X’. The idiom goes back to Old Irish is maith la. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|is maith la}} Old Irish is maith la Head templates: {{head|ga|verb|past and conditional|ba mhaith le|negative|ní maith le}} is maith le (past and conditional ba mhaith le, negative ní maith le)
  1. to like Synonyms: is ait le, is breá le (english: like, love), taitin le Related terms: ba mhaith le (english: would like), is fearr le (english: prefer)
    Sense id: en-is_maith_le-ga-verb-0W5OiILv Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header

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    },
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        }
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    },
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      "word": "is ait le"
    },
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      "english": "like, love",
      "word": "is breá le"
    },
    {
      "word": "taitin le"
    }
  ],
  "word": "is maith le"
}

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