Ní insíonn sé bréag riamh.
He never lies.
Irish verb
bréag
to cajole
bréag is a Irish verb meaning “to cajole”. Its verbal noun is bréagadh.
Verbal noun: bréagadh
How Irish verb conjugation works — understand the patterns behind the forms below.
Present
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| I | bréagaim |
| you (singular) | bréagann tú |
| he / she | bréagann sé |
| we | bréagaimid |
| you (plural) | bréagann sibh |
| they | bréagann siad |
| autonomous | bréagtar |
Past
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| I | bhréag mé |
| you (singular) | bhréag tú |
| he / she | bhréag sé |
| we | bhréagamar |
| you (plural) | bhréag sibh |
| they | bhréag siad |
| autonomous | bréagadh |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| I | bréagfaidh mé |
| you (singular) | bréagfaidh tú |
| he / she | bréagfaidh sé |
| we | bréagfaimid |
| you (plural) | bréagfaidh sibh |
| they | bréagfaidh siad |
| autonomous | bréagfar |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| I | bhréagfainn |
| you (singular) | bhréagfá |
| he / she | bhréagfadh sé |
| we | bhréagfaimis |
| you (plural) | bhréagfadh sibh |
| they | bhréagfaidís |
| autonomous | bhréagfaí |
Imperative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| I | bréagaim |
| you (singular) | bréag |
| he / she | bréagadh sé |
| we | bréagaimis |
| you (plural) | bréagaigí |
| they | bréagaidís |
bréag in context
Is bréag é sin.
That is a lie.
Ná bí ag insint bréag.
Don't be telling lies.
Táthar á chur sin air, cibé acu fíor bréag an scéal.
That's what they say about him, be it true or false.
Aon ghearán bréagach do dhéanamh ar éinne eile fé dhlí airm agus a fhios aige gur bréag é,
The offence of making any false accusation against any other person subject to military law knowing such accusation to be false,
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