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is_éigean

is éigean

Irish

Phrase

is éigean (past and conditional b'éigean, negative ní héigean)

  1. it is necessary, one must, one has to
    An éigean dul ann?
    Is it necessary to go there?
    B’éigean dom scríobhadh é.
    I had to write it.
    Is éigean do mo mháthair labhairt leat.
    My mother must speak to you.

Usage notes

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.

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