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Go mbeannuiġiḋ Dia ḋuit! | May God bless you! |
Go ḃfóiriḋ Dia orainn! | God help us! |
Go dtéiġ tú slán! | Safe home! (may you go safely)! |
Nár léigiḋ Dia sin! | May God not allow that! God forbid! |
Go raiḃ maiṫ agat! | Thank you! |
Ná raiḃ maiṫ agat! | No thanks to you! |
550. The subjunctive is also used after NÓ GO, GO or ACHT GO, all meaning “until”; and after MUNA, “unless,” but only when there is an element of doubt.
Fan anseo go dtagad arís. | Stay here till I come again, |
Muna gcreidiḋ siḃ mé. | Unless you believe me. |
Muna dtugaiḋ tú an t‑airgead dom. | Unless you give me the money. |
551. SUL A, SUL FA, SUL MÁ, SUL DÁ, all meaning “before,” when used with reference to an event not considered as an actual occurrence, take the subjunctive; as,
Imṫiġ leat sul a dtagaiḋ an maiġistir. Be off with you, before the master comes.
552. The past subjunctive is found after DÁ or MUNA to express a supposed condition. They may also take a conditional. In translating the English phrases “if he believed,” “if he had believed” (im-