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There are several ways to express must in Irish, but the simplest is with ag/ar, as follows: | There are several ways to express must in Irish, but the simplest is with ag/ar, as follows: | ||
<code>bí + ar + subject + VN</code> | <code>bí + ar + subject + VN</code> | ||
*Tá orm imeacht = I must go (lit. "is on me to go") [il faut que j'y aie/je dois m'en aller¦...] | |||
*Tá ort éisteacht leis na scéalta = you must listen to the stories. | |||
Also <code>bí + ag + subject + le + VN</code>, but this is less common. | Also <code>bí + ag + subject + le + VN</code>, but this is less common. | ||
* Tá agam le dul = I must go ("I have to go") | |||
===Could/Can (Possibility)=== | ===Could/Can (Possibility)=== |