ní mór

Irish

Verb

ní mór (past níor mhór)

1. it is necessary

   Ní mór codladh ocht n-uair san oíche.

   It is necessary to sleep eight hours a night.

2. has to, must (impersonal, followed by do + the subject of the English construction)

   Ní mór dom imeacht anois.

   I have to leave now.

Synonyms

• is gá