HeyRuaHow to use “go”
Go eclipses: deir sé go bhfuil, ceapaim go mbeidh. In the past tense of a regular verb it is gur with a séimhiú: dúirt sí gur tháinig sé. That not is nach, or nár in the past.
séimhiú (an h) urú
gothat
+fuilis
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Deir sé go bhfuil sé tinnHe says that he is sick
gurthat, past
+tháinigcame
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Dúirt sí gur tháinig séShe said that he came
“Go” in a sentence
Deir sé go bhfuil sé tinn.
He says that he is sick.
Ceapaim go mbeidh sé fliuch.
I think it will be wet.
Dúirt sí gur tháinig sé.
She said that he came.
Tá súil agam go mbeidh tú ann.
I hope you will be there.
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Go in Irish: the questions people ask
What does go mean in Irish?
go means that. For example, Deir sé go bhfuil sé tinn.: He says that he is sick.
Does go change the verb after it?
Yes, it takes urú. Go eclipses: deir sé go bhfuil, ceapaim go mbeidh. In the past tense of a regular verb it is gur with a séimhiú: dúirt sí gur tháinig sé. That not is nach, or nár in the past.
Can you give an example of go in a sentence?
Ceapaim go mbeidh sé fliuch. I think it will be wet. Dúirt sí gur tháinig sé. She said that he came.