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| Irish: |
Le chéile! |
| English: |
All together now! |
| Notes: |
This is an unusual imperative as it does not have a verb.
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| Irish: |
Ciúineas! |
| English: |
Quiet! |
| Notes: |
Not really a direct imperative rather a call for quiet as a teacher would make ina classroom. Bígí ciúin! would be a direct imperative.
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| Irish: |
Aire chugat! |
| English: |
Watch out! |
| Notes: |
Also said as a warning that the person addressed is straying into dangerous territory.
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| Irish: |
Fan ansin! |
| English: |
Wait there! (singular) |
| Notes: |
Note that the imperative singular is the root form of the verb. All the other tenses and forms come from it.
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| Irish: |
Bí ciúin! |
| English: |
Be quiet! (singular) |
| Notes: |
A simple direct imperative.
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| Irish: |
Bígí ciúin! |
| English: |
Be quiet! (plural) |
| Notes: |
The plural imperative is formed normally by adding “igí” or “aigí.”
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| Irish: |
Tabhair an t-úll dom! (singular) |
| English: |
Give me the apple! |
| Notes: |
Tabhair is an irregular verb and has a different form “tugaigí” in the plural.
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Tugaigí na leabhair dom! (plural) |
| English: |
Give (ye) me the books! |
| Notes: |
Tabhair is an irregular verb and has a different form “tugaigí” give ye! in the plural, i.e. different from tabhair give you! in the singular.
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| Irish: |
Tar isteach sa chistin! (singular) |
| English: |
Come into the kitchen! |
| Notes: |
Tar is an irregular verb and has a different form “tagaigí” in the plural.
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Tagaigí isteach sa halla! (plural) |
| English: |
Come (ye) into the hall! |
| Notes: |
Tagaigí! in plural and tar! in singular is an irregular verb.
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| Irish: |
Ná plab an doras! (singular) |
| English: |
Don’t slam the door! |
| Notes: |
Imperatives are made into a negative by using “ná”
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| Irish: |
Déan iarracht! |
| English: |
Do something! or Try do something! or Make an effort! or Give it a try!
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Ná téigh amach! (singular) |
| English: |
Don’t go out!
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