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Rh The English verb “must,” expressing duty or necessity, has no past tense of its own. The English past tense of it would be “had to;” as, “I had to go away then.” The Irish translation is as follows:—

The English verb “must” may also express a supposition; as in the phrase “You must be tired.” The simplest translation of this is or,  The phrase  meaning “It is probable that” may also be used : as,

The English phrase “must have” always expresses supposition, and is best translated by the above phrase followed by a verb in the past tense, as, “You must have been hungry,” He must have gone out,

I ESTEEM.

I esteem is translated by the phrase Literally, “I have esteem on. ”