ar eagla go
For Fear That
Ar eagla go introduces an unwanted possibility: Tóg cóta ar eagla go mbeidh sé fuar. The choice of tense depends on the intended possibility.
How It Works
Ar eagla go introduces an unwanted possibility: Tóg cóta ar eagla go mbeidh sé fuar. The choice of tense depends on the intended possibility.
Ar eagla go introduces a possibility that motivates caution. The following event is not asserted as certain. Choose a verb form appropriate to the intended possibility and reference time; the conjunction does not by itself require one fixed tense in every sentence.
Examples (3)
- Tóg cóta ar eagla go mbeidh sé fuar.
Take a coat in case it is cold.
- Scríobh síos é ar eagla go ndéanfaidh tú dearmad air.
Write it down in case you forget it.
- D'fhan mé ann ar eagla go mbeadh cabhair ag teastáil.
I stayed there in case help was needed.
How It Connects
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Express a caution-motivating possibility in a dependent clause.
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