ir

Pronunciation

• (Zurich) IPA: /ir/

Pronoun

ir

1. you (plural)

Verb

ir

1. to go

Pronoun

ir

1. them

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈiɐ̯], [ˈiɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

ir c (singular definite irren, not used in plural form)

1. verdigris

Verb

ir

1. singular present of wårå

Verb

ir (first-person singular present vou, first-person singular preterite fun, past participle ido)

1. to go
2. to work, function, run
   • —Vai ou non vai? —Non vai.
     • Does that work or does it not work? No, it doesn't work.

Verb

ir

1. to go

Noun

ir

1. water

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ir/
• Hyphenation: ir

Verb

ir

1. third-person indicative present of byut

Alternative forms

• hir

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ir/, [ɪr]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ir/, [ir]

Noun

ir n sg (indeclinable, no genitive)

1. (rare, anatomy) hand

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ir]

Verb

ir

1. (he, she, it) is; 3rd person singular present indicative form of būt
2. (they) are; 3rd person plural present indicative form of būt
3. (with the particle lai) let (him, her, it) be; 3rd person singular imperative form of būt
4. (with the particle lai) let them be; 3rd person plural imperative form of būt

Conjunction

ir

1. additive conjunction used to join several similar sentence elements, indicating their similar nature: both ... and ..., ... and also ..., ... as well as ...
   • gribējas ir smieties, ir raudāt ― one wanted both to laugh and to cry
   • nāca ir jaunie, ir vecie ― both the young and the old came
   • tolaik ir tēvs, ir māte bija miruši ― at that time, both the father and the mother had died
   • tā bija droša, interesanta un glīta meitene, kas prata būt ir jautra, ir nopietna ― that was a brave, fun (lit. interesting) and pretty girl, who knew how to be both cheerful and serious
   • nakts kā jau nakts: ir mēness spīd, ir tālē rūsa plaiksnī ― the night is like the night (= as usual): the moon shines and also in the distance silent lightning flashes

Particle

ir

1. used to mark connection and emphasis, reinforcement; syn. arī
   • Ludis nolēca lielā dubļu pančkā un tur ir palika, ratiem pakaļ skatīdamies ― Ludis jumped into a big mud puddle and there also he stayed, looking ahead at the cart
   • Dūdums pateica: “man vēl laika diezgan”, un pārliecināt viņu par piegādes normu nodošanu pirms termiņa tā ir neizdevās — Dūdums said: “I still have enough time,” and also, so it was impossible to convince him about the rules for delivery before the deadline
2. used to mark emphasis, to reinforce; syn. pat: really, even
   • tas viņam ir prātā nenāk ― that doesn't even come to his mind
   • krūmos ir pa naktīm guļot, pilsētā viņš parādoties reti ― really sleeping at night in the bushes, he appeared rarely in the city

Conjunction

ir̃

1. (coordinating, cumulative) and, too
2. (coordinating, illative) and, so
   • Bùvo gražùs óras, ir̃ mẽs nùtarėme keliáuti. - the weather was nice, and (=so) we decided to travel.
3. (coordinating, correlative) both … and …

Particle

ir̃

1. (emphatic) even, and
   • Mán ir̃ tõ nepavỹko padarýt! - I didn't even manage that!
2. (emphatic) exactly, just, precisely
   • Jìs ir̃ yrà tàs žmogùs, apiẽ kùrį kal̃bame. - It's him that we're talking about
3. (interrogative) and, so
   • Nà, ir̃ kàs! - So what!

Pronoun

ir

1. ye, you (plural) (only in Southeastern texts)

Determiner

ir

1. Alternative form of hire (“her”)

Pronoun

ir

1. Alternative form of hire (“hers”)

Pronoun

ir

1. Alternative form of hire (“her”)

Pronoun

ir

1. you (plural)

Alternative forms

• ier, er, aer, gi

Pronoun

ir

1. you (second-person plural pronoun)
2. (polite) you (second-person singular pronoun)

Alternative forms

• ī

Pronoun

īr

1. you (plural)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ir/

Article

ir

1. (definite article) the

Alternative forms

• hir (obsolete)
• yr (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• Homophone: i, e (with -r dropping)
• Hyphenation: ir

Verb

ir (first-person singular present vou, first-person singular preterite fui, past participle ido)

1. (intransitive, or transitive with para or a or em or até) to go (to move to a destination)
   • Vamos a pé?

     • Do we go on foot?
   • Eles foram ao centro comercial.

     • They went to the shopping centre.
   • Queríamos ir para casa.

     • We wanted to go home.
2. (auxiliary, with an infinitive) will; to be going to; forms the future tense
   • Vou comprar um sapato.

     • I will buy a shoe.
   • Nós não íamos fazer nada.

     • We weren’t going to do anything.
3. (auxiliary, with a gerund) to keep on; to go on; ~ on; forms the continuative aspect
   • A água vai escorrendo até acabar.

     • The water keeps on leaking until it is all gone.
4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to go; to leave; to depart
   • Os homens já se foram todos.

     • All the men have left already.
5. (intransitive, or transitive with para or em or a) to attend; to go to (to be present in an event)
   • Sinto muito, não poderei ir à sua festa.

     • I’m sorry, I won’t be able to go to your party.
6. (transitive with até) to go on until; to last to
   • A batalha foi até as duas da manhã.

     • The battle went on until two AM.
7. (intransitive, or transitive with em) to do; to fare (to have a good or bad result)
   • Fui muito mal em quase todas as provas.

     • I did very bad in nearly all the tests.
8. (intransitive) to be doing (formula used in greetings)
   • “Como vai?” “Vou bem, obrigado.”

     • “How are you doing?” “I am doing fine, thanks.”
9. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to be gone (depleted, destroyed; no longer usable)
   • Porcaria! Minha TV se foi.

     • Damn it! My TV is gone.
10. (euphemistic, takes a reflexive pronoun) to leave us; to depart (to die)
    • Uma oração para os que já se foram.

      • A prayer for those who have already left us.
11. (intransitive) to go (to begin an action or process)
    • Um, dois, três, vai!

      • One, two, three, go!
    • O sinal verde ainda não foi!

      • The green light still didn’t light up.
    • Vamos!

      • Get on with it!
12. (transitive with com) to match; to go with (to form a good combination with)
    • Este casaco não vai bem com os sapatos.

      • This jacket doesn't go well with the shoes.
13. (transitive with com) to like or tolerate someone or something
    • Parece que ninguém vai comigo.

      • It seems nobody likes me.
14. (transitive with por) to follow (to take into account when making choices)
    • Vai pela razão, não pelos sentimentos.

      • Follow reason, not feelings.
    • Se a luz não acender, pode encontrar o livro indo pelo tato.

      • If the light doesn’t turn on, you can find the book by following your sense of touch.
    • Vai por mim.

      • Trust me.
15. (transitive with de) to range from (to encompass values between two given extremes)
    • As perguntas iam do fácil ao difícil.

      • The questions ranged from easy to difficult.
16. (poker, intransitive) to call (to match the amount of chips in the pot)
17. (reflexive) to depart; to leave
    • Synonyms: ir embora, sair
18. (reflexive, euphemistic) to pass away; to depart; to die
    • Synonyms: falecer, morrer

Alternative forms

• eir (Surmiran)

Verb

ir

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter, Vallader) to go

Verb

ir

1. (South Scots) Second-person simple present form of to be
2. (South Scots) Plural simple present form of to be

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈiɾ/ [ˈiɾ]
• Syllabification: ir

Verb

ir (first-person singular present voy, first-person singular preterite fui, past participle ido)

1. (intransitive) to go (away from speaker and listener)
   • Nos gusta ir al cine.

     • We like to go to the movies.
2. (intransitive) to come (towards or with the listener)
   • Quiero ir contigo.

     • I want to come with you.
   • Iré a tu casa.

     • I'll come to your house.
3. (auxiliary) to be going to (near future), to go (+ a + infinitive)
   • Voy a decirle la verdad.

     • I am going to tell her the truth.
4. (reflexive) to go away, to leave, to depart, to go (when the destination is not essential; when something or someone is going somewhere else)
   • Synonyms: andarse, marcharse
   • Lo siento. Tengo que irme.

     • I'm sorry. I have to leave.
   • Él se va a salvar al mundo otra vez.

     • He's off to save the world again.
5. (reflexive) to leak out (with liquids and gasses), to boil away, to go flat (gas in drinks)
6. (reflexive) to overflow
7. (reflexive) to go out (lights)
8. (reflexive) to finish, to wear out, to disappear (e.g. money, paint, pains, mechanical parts)
9. (reflexive) to die
10. (reflexive, informal) to break wind, to fart
11. (reflexive, informal) to wet/soil oneself (i.e., urinate or defecate in one's pants)
12. (reflexive, vulgar) to come, to cum, to ejaculate, to orgasm

Romanization

ir

1. Romanization of 𒅕 (ir)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /iːr/

Adjective

ir (feminine singular ir, plural irion, equative ired, comparative irach, superlative iraf)

1. raw, unprocessed
2. fresh, succulent

Mutation

Pronoun

ir

1. Third-person singular pronoun; he, she, it