ought

modal verbbriathar módúil 1 the right thing transitiveaistreach I ought to go there ba cheart dom dul ann, ba chóir dom dul ann the exam was easier than it ought to be bhí an scrúdú ní b'éasca ná mar ba cheart dó a bheith if they sign, which they ought not to do má shíníonn siad, rud nár cheart dóibh a dhéanamh he doesn't practise but he ought to ní chleachtann sé ach ba chóir dó she said more than she ought to have said dúirt sí níos mó ná mar ba cheart di a rá we ought to have had a penalty kick ba cheart go mbeadh cic éirice againn you ought to have listened to her ba chóir duit éisteacht léi, d'fhéad tú éisteacht léi intransitiveneamhaistreach I don't feel as sorry as I ought níl mé chomh buartha agus ba chóir dom a bheith, níl a oiread aiféala orm agus ba cheart go mbeadh you ought to apply, you really ought ba cheart duit cur isteach air, i ndáiríre family comes first, and so it ought tá tús áite ag an teaghlach, agus is amhlaidh ba cheart dó a bheith 2 advisable transitiveaistreach you ought to see the doctor ba cheart duit dul chuig an dochtúir, ba chóir duit dul chuig an dochtúir she ought not go alone níor cheart go rachadh sí ina haonar, níor chóir di dul léi féin 'Have you read this? I think you ought to.' 'Ar léigh tú é seo? Sílim gur cheart duit.' ought we refuse? ar cheart dúinn diúltú? 3 likely, expected transitiveaistreach they ought to be here shortly ba cheart go mbeidís anseo gan mhoill that ought to do the trick ba chóir go ndéanfadh sé sin an beart they ought to have finished by now ba cheart go mbeidís críochnaithe faoin am seo 4 important, relevant transitiveaistreach I ought to say that ... féadaim a rá go ...; níor mhiste dom a rá go ... 5 recommended transitiveaistreach you ought to see her new car! dá bhfeicfeá a carr nua!, fan go bhfeicfidh tú a carr nua! you ought to have heard them arguing! dá gcloisfeá iad ag argóint!

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