ná + Command

Negative Commands

Level 2

Ná introduces a negative command: Ná bris é. It is not the ordinary declarative negative ní.

How It Works

Ná introduces a negative command: Ná bris é. It is not the ordinary declarative negative ní.

Ná makes a prohibition. Follow it with the imperative form suitable for the addressee; do not replace it with the statement-negative ní. Before an initial vowel, ná adds h in examples such as Ná hól é.

Examples (3)

  1. Ná bris é.

    Do not break it.

  2. Ná hól é.

    Do not drink it.

  3. Ná dún an doras.

    Do not close the door.

How It Connects

Tap a pattern to see what it builds on and what it leads to.

ná + CommandLevel 2Negative Commands

Learn This First

Negate an instruction after recognizing the singular imperative.

Words in This Pattern

ná