is éigean
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Phrase edit
is éigean (past and conditional b'éigean, negative ní héigean)
- it is necessary, one must, one has to
- An éigean dul ann?
- Is it necessary to go there?
- B’éigean dom é a scríobh.
- I had to write it.
- Is éigean do mo mháthair labhairt leat.
- My mother must speak to you.
Usage notes edit
- The subject of English must or have to is rendered as the object of the preposition do following éigean; the verb is rendered as a verbal noun.
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éigean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN