nára

Irish

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

may... not be (expressing a negative wish)
nára Dé do bheatha ― may you not be welcome; you are not welcome

More information affirmative, negative ...

**Simple copular forms**
		affirmative	negative	interrogative	neg. inter.
present/future
main clauses		is	ní	an	nach
relative clauses	direct	is	nach	–
relative clauses	indirect	ar, arb^v		–
other subordinate clauses		gur, gurb^v		an	nach
past/conditional
main clauses		ba, b’^v	níor, níorbh^v	ar, arbh^v	nár, nárbh^v
relative clauses	direct	ba, ab^v	nár, nárbh^v	–
relative clauses	indirect	ar, arbh^v		–
other subordinate clauses		gur, gurbh^v		ar, arbh^v	nár, nárbh^v
present subjunctive
		gura, gurab^v	nára, nárab^v	–

^v Used before vowel sounds

Irish copular forms

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