Imperative and Subjunctive. The imperative form is for asking someone to do something, a command. Here are some sample sentences to show you how they work. If you hover your mouse arrow over the speaker icon you can hear the sentence spoken. | Gaeilge (Gaoluinn) | Béarla | Éist |
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| Tabhair dúinn dhá ghloine fuiscí, más é do thoil é. | Give us two glasses of whiskey if you please. |
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| Cuir umat do chasóg mhór agus téimís abhaile anois. |
Put on your overcoat and let us go home now. | |
| Deineadh sé a rogha rud, ach ná bíodh aon mhilleán aige orm-sa. | Let him do as he likes, but let him not blame me! | |
| Ná caillidís an t-airgead. | Let them not lose the money! | |
| Tugaidh libh na páistí agus ná deinidh aon mhoill ar an mbóthar. |
Bring the children with you, and do not delay on the road! | |
| Bídh istigh roimh a deich a chlog. | Be in before ten o’clock! | |
| Tagaidís abhaile id theannta. | Let them come home with you! | |
| Bris na fóid sin agus cuir síos tine. | Break those sods and set a fire. | |
| Ná las an lampa go fóill, mar níl sé dorcha fós. | Do not light the lamp for a while, for it is not dark yet. | |
| Téir soir go dtí an siopa agus ceannaigh luach scillinge de mhilseáin dom. | Go east to the shop and buy me a shilling’s worth of sweets. | |
| Cuir litir chun Cormaic agus abair leis airgead a chur chúinn. |
Send a letter to Cormac and tell him to send us money. |  |
| Téir go dtí oifig an phoist agus ceannaigh luach coróineach de stampaí. | Go to the post-office and buy five shilling’s worth of stamps. | |
| Brostaigh ort, agus ná bí déanach ón suipéar! | Hurry, and do not be late for supper! | |
| Bíodh cluiche cártaí againn sara dtiocfaidh na stróinséirí. |
Let us have a game of cards before the strangers come. | |
| Cuiridh amach na gadhair agus dúnaidh doirse na stáblaí, mar beidh sé dorcha gan mhoill. | Put out the dogs and shut the stable-doors, for it will soon be dark. | |
| Deinidís a ndícheall, agus ní bheidh aon mhilleán againn orthu. | Let them do their best, and we shall not blame them. | |
| Fiafraídís de Liam cár fhág sé na maidí rámha, agus raghaimíd go léir ag iascaireacht. | Let them ask William where he left the oars, and we shall all go fishing. | |