shegin

Manx

Etymology

From s' +‎ egin.

Phrase

shegin (past and conditional begin, dependent form negin)

1. it is necessary, one must, one has to

   Negin goll ayns shen?

   Is it necessary to go there?

   Begin dou screeu eh.

   I had to write it.

   Shegin da'n voir aym loayrt rhyt.

   My mother must speak to you.

   Shegin dooin loayrt Gaelg, nagh negin dooin?

   We have to speak Manx, don't we?

   as begin daue jannoo speinaghayn jeh fuygh ― and they had to make spoons of wood

Usage notes

The subject of English must or have to is rendered as the object of the preposition da; the verb is rendered as a verbal noun.

Synonyms

• eh y ve er