shall
1 modal verb future tenseI shall examine it scrúdóidh mé éwe shall never know ní bheidh a fhios againn go deoI shan't tell him ní inseoidh mé dóI shall have left by then beidh mé imithe faoin tráth sin 2 modal verb in questionsshall I ask him? an gcuirfidh mé ceist air?shall we go back? an rachaimid ar ais?I'll help you, shall I? an gcabhróidh mé leat?I'll see you again, shan't I? feicfidh mé arís thú, nach bhfeicfidh?what shall we say to her? cad a déarfaimid léi?how shall I explain it? cén chaoi a míneoidh mé é?where shall I put them? cá gcuirfidh mé iad?Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 modal verb emphatic useyou shall go first tusa a rachaidh ar dtústhey shall not succeed! ní éireoidh leo! 4 modal verb especially LAW instruction, commandyou shall swear to tell the truth geallfaidh tú an fhírinne a insintyou shall not disclose your password to anyone ní ligfidh tú do phasfhocal le haon duinethou shalt not kill ná déan marú