Scottish Gaelic word

ma

conjunction

ma means “if” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a conjunction.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	ma
Sèimheachadh	mha

Tìoraidh ma-thà!

Goodbye!

Cha bhi an làraidh a' tighinn a-màireach, ma-thà.

The bin lorry will not be coming tomorrow, then.

Feuchaidh mi an ceist seo fhreagairt ma dh'fhaodas mi.

I'll try to answer this question if I may.

Gheibh thu leabhar innteanach ma thig thu do Chomhairle nan Leabhraichean!

You will get an interesting book if you go to Comhairle nan Leabhraichean.

Cha bhi an làraidh a' tighinn a-màireach, ma-thà.

The bin lorry will not be coming tomorrow, then.

ach

but

gum

that

nuair

when (relative/non-interrogative)

òir

since, for, because

agus

and

ged

although

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