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Isteach liom - - In with me i.e. I went in.
This is better than chuaigh mé isteach - - I went in.
sa seomra folctha - - in the bathroom
(room of bathing
- - folcadh)
agus nigh mé - - I washed
mé féin - - myself
(
Sinn Féin - - ourselves!)

Students are often confused by isteach and istigh.
Use isteach when there is movement involved:
chuaigh mé isteach - - I went in;
Use istigh when the state of being within is intended:
d'fhan mé istigh - - I remained inside / within.
If there is no emphasis on "movement into" or "being inside"
do not use isteach or istigh but the preposition i - - in.
(Remember i may appear as i, sa, san, or sna
depending on the meaning and the word following.
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