Plural commands

Òrdughan iolra

As we have already seen, you use  thu   when you speak to a child or friend and  sibh  to talk to someone older than you, someone in authority, a stranger or more than one person. You also use a plural or polite form of the root to give an order when appropriate, just add  -ibh  to the end (remember broad to broad and slender to slender).

bithibh modhail
behave yourselves
trobhadaibh
come on (polite form)
siuthadaibh
go on (polite form)
èistibh
listen (polite form)
fuirichibh mionaid
wait a minute (polite form)
leanaibh oirbh
carry on (polite form)