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To dope in Irish (dópáil): Meaning, Conjugation, Examples

The Irish for to dope is dópáil; ag dópáil is doping.
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How to say “to dope” in Irish

Irish:
dópáil
English:
to dope
Word type:
verb, first-conjugation
Verbal noun:
dópáil (ag dópáil, doping)
Verbal adjective:
dópáilte
Pronunciation:
“DOH-pawl”  /ˈd̪ˠoːpˠaːlʲ/

What does “dópáil” mean?

to dope
To give a drug to a person or animal, especially to improve performance in sport illegally.Also: drug, give drugs to.

“Dópáil” in the different tenses

Every form follows An Caighdeán Oifigiúil.

Aimsir Chaite (Past)

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestion
mé (I)Dhópáil méI dopedNíor dhópáil méI did not dopeAr dhópáil mé?Did I dope?
tú (you)Dhópáil túYou dopedNíor dhópáil túYou did not dopeAr dhópáil tú?Did you dope?
sé / sí (he / she)Dhópáil sé / síHe dopedNíor dhópáil sé / síHe did not dopeAr dhópáil sé / sí?Did he dope?
sinn (we)DhópálamarWe dopedNíor dhópálamarWe did not dopeAr dhópálamar?Did we dope?
sibh (you, plural)Dhópáil sibhYou dopedNíor dhópáil sibhYou did not dopeAr dhópáil sibh?Did you dope?
siad (they)Dhópáil siadThey dopedNíor dhópáil siadThey did not dopeAr dhópáil siad?Did they dope?
saorbhriathar (autonomous)DópáladhNíor dópáladhAr dópáladh?

Aimsir Láithreach (Present)

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestion
mé (I)DópálaimI dopeNí dhópálaimI do not dopeAn ndópálaim?Do I dope?
tú (you)Dópálann túYou dopeNí dhópálann túYou do not dopeAn ndópálann tú?Do you dope?
sé / sí (he / she)Dópálann sé / síHe dopesNí dhópálann sé / síHe does not dopeAn ndópálann sé / sí?Does he dope?
sinn (we)DópálaimidWe dopeNí dhópálaimidWe do not dopeAn ndópálaimid?Do we dope?
sibh (you, plural)Dópálann sibhYou dopeNí dhópálann sibhYou do not dopeAn ndópálann sibh?Do you dope?
siad (they)Dópálann siadThey dopeNí dhópálann siadThey do not dopeAn ndópálann siad?Do they dope?
saorbhriathar (autonomous)DópáiltearNí dhópáiltearAn ndópáiltear?

Aimsir Fháistineach (Future)

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestion
mé (I)Dópálfaidh méI will dopeNí dhópálfaidh méI will not dopeAn ndópálfaidh mé?Will I dope?
tú (you)Dópálfaidh túYou will dopeNí dhópálfaidh túYou will not dopeAn ndópálfaidh tú?Will you dope?
sé / sí (he / she)Dópálfaidh sé / síHe will dopeNí dhópálfaidh sé / síHe will not dopeAn ndópálfaidh sé / sí?Will he dope?
sinn (we)DópálfaimidWe will dopeNí dhópálfaimidWe will not dopeAn ndópálfaimid?Will we dope?
sibh (you, plural)Dópálfaidh sibhYou will dopeNí dhópálfaidh sibhYou will not dopeAn ndópálfaidh sibh?Will you dope?
siad (they)Dópálfaidh siadThey will dopeNí dhópálfaidh siadThey will not dopeAn ndópálfaidh siad?Will they dope?
saorbhriathar (autonomous)DópálfarNí dhópálfarAn ndópálfar?

Modh Coinníollach (Conditional)

PersonPositiveNegativeQuestion
mé (I)DhópálfainnI would dopeNí dhópálfainnI would not dopeAn ndópálfainn?Would I dope?
tú (you)DhópálfáYou would dopeNí dhópálfáYou would not dopeAn ndópálfá?Would you dope?
sé / sí (he / she)Dhópálfadh sé / síHe would dopeNí dhópálfadh sé / síHe would not dopeAn ndópálfadh sé / sí?Would he dope?
sinn (we)DhópálfaimisWe would dopeNí dhópálfaimisWe would not dopeAn ndópálfaimis?Would we dope?
sibh (you, plural)Dhópálfadh sibhYou would dopeNí dhópálfadh sibhYou would not dopeAn ndópálfadh sibh?Would you dope?
siad (they)DhópálfaidísThey would dopeNí dhópálfaidísThey would not dopeAn ndópálfaidís?Would they dope?
saorbhriathar (autonomous)DhópálfaíNí dhópálfaíAn ndópálfaí?

“Dópáil” in a sentence: Irish examples

Past, present, future and conditional, with a negative and a question.

Dhópáil siad an capall roimh an rás.
They doped the horse before the race.
Dópálann roinnt lúthchleasaithe iad féin chun buachan.
Some athletes dope themselves to win.
Ní dhópálfaidh mé mé féin choíche.
I will never dope myself.
Dhópálfadh sé an madra dá mbeadh deis aige.
He would dope the dog if he had the chance.
Níor dhópáil an rothaí é féin riamh.
The cyclist never doped himself.
Ar dhópáil siad an t-imreoir?
Did they dope the player?

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To dope in Irish: frequently asked questions

What is the Irish for to dope?

The Irish for to dope is dópáil (pronounced “DOH-pawl”). It is a first-conjugation verb; the verbal noun is dópáil.

What is the verbal noun of dópáil?

The verbal noun of dópáil is dópáil, used after ag for the continuous: ag dópáil (doping). The verbal adjective is dópáilte.

How do you say dópáil in the past and the future?

Past: Dhópáil mé; negative Níor dhópáil mé; question Ar dhópáil mé?. Future: Dópálfaidh mé; negative Ní dhópálfaidh mé; question An ndópálfaidh mé?.

What is the modh coinníollach of dópáil?

The conditional (modh coinníollach) first person is Dhópálfainn (I would dope); negative Ní dhópálfainn; question An ndópálfainn?.

What is the Irish for 'doping' in sport?

The verbal noun 'dópáil' itself means doping, as in 'dópáil i spórt' (doping in sport).

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