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nára

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Irish

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Particle

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nára (subjunctive copular particle used before consonants, form used before vowels nárab)

  1. may... not be (expressing a negative wish)
    nára Dé do bheathamay you not be welcome; you are not welcome
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Irish copular forms
simple copular forms
affirmative negative interrogative negative
interrogative
present/future
main clause is an nach
relative clause direct nach
indirect ar, arbv
other subordinate clause gur, gurbv an nach
past/conditional
main clause ba, b’v níor, níorbhv ar, arbhv nár, nárbhv
relative clause direct ba, abv nár, nárbhv
indirect ar, arbhv
other subordinate clause gur, gurbhv ar, arbhv nár, nárbhv
present subjunctive
gura, gurabv nára, nárabv
compound copular forms
base word present/future past/conditional
cár, cárbv cár, cárbhv
cér, cérbv cér, cérbhv
mba, mb’v
de/do dar, darbv dar, darbhv
faoi faoinar, faoinarbv faoinar, faoinarbhv
i inar, inarbv inar, inarbhv
le lenar, lenarbv lenar, lenarbhv
más ba, b’v
mura mura, murabv murar, murarbhv
ó (preposition) ónar, ónarbv ónar, ónarbhv
ó (conjunction) ós ó ba, ó b’v
trí trínar, trínarbv trínar, trínarbhv

v Used before vowel sounds