Chuig

Chuig translates to "to", "towards", or "for". It indicates movement toward a destination, purpose, or specific temporal states.

Preposition Conjugated Dative Standard Connacht Ulster

Overview

Pronoun	Form	Contrast Form	Translation
I	chugam	chugamsa	to me
You	chugat	chugatsa	to you
He	chuige	chuigesean	to him
She	chuici	chuicise	to her
We	chugainn	chugainne	to us
You (pl)	chugaibh	chugaibhse	to you
They	chucu	chucusan	to them

Base Chuig + cailín

Mutated Chuig cailín

Rule No mutation

Base Chuig + an + cailín

Mutated Chuig an gcailín

Rule Eclipsis

With the article (Munster) — chuig an ndoras — to the door — In Munster, even d and t are eclipsed after chuig.
With the article (Connacht) — chuig an tsúil — to the eye — A t-prefix is added to feminine nouns starting with s-.
With the article (Ulster) — chuig an chailín — to the girl — Ulster uses lenition after the article.

Chun vs Chuig

The choice between these two often depends on dialect and the grammatical case required:

Chun (Standard/Munster) requires the genitive.
Chuig (Connacht/Ulster) requires the dative.
In Connacht/Ulster, chuig is often replaced by ag in speech (e.g., hagam instead of chugam).

Question	Meaning	What happens next?	Example
Cé + chuige	To whom?	`Indirect`	Cé chuige ar scríobh tú?
Cad + chuige	Why/For what?	`Indirect`	Cad chuige a bhfuil tú anseo?
Cá + chuige	Whereto?	`Indirect`	Cá chuige a bhfuil an rith ort?

Dialect note: Tuige

In Connacht and Ulster, the phrase cad chuige (for what/why) is frequently shortened to the single word tuige.

Movement — dul chuig an dochtúir — going to the doctor — Indicates movement toward a person or place.
Postal/Correspondence — scríobh chugam — write to me — Sending information toward a recipient.

Goal — rinne muid chuig glóire Dé é — we did it for the glory of God — The motivation or reason for an action.

Future/Upcoming — an Luan seo chugainn — next Monday — Lit. “this Monday coming to-us.”

Dismissal — chugat leat — away with you — An idiomatic command to leave.
Adverbial — chuige — at all / anyway — Used as a general adverb in specific contexts.