I will confirm these.

Hi all,
Sorry to bother you again. I think I have decided on "Creid ar son mo laoich". Can I get a confirmation that this means believe for my hero as in to believe for the sake of my hero?

Thanks

I think the problem with Creid ar son mo laoich is that the order is directed to a second person "you" and the hero is "my" hero. This means you are asking someone else to believe for the sake of your hero. I think that was why Errigal changed mo to do above. Even though this translates as "Believe for your hero", there is agreement in that you are treating yourself as the second person "you" in both cases (as you might do when talking to yourself in your head, etc.)

There is actually a first person imperative in Irish creidim, which is what you had in your original post. As I said, I think this is also correct but the form doesn't exist in English and non-native speakers will most likely not be familiar with it. I am also not sure it is used much outside classical Irish any more. So, I actually don't think there was anything wrong with your original creidim, apart from its possible archaicism. May I ask where you got the original translation?

For consistency, I would go with either:

Creid ar son do laoich (as suggested by Errigal)

or

Creidim ar son mo laoich

Of the two, the first would be more usual nowadays.

Await further input ...

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Creid ar son do laoich sounds good. I understand now and am trying to say to myself to believe for your hero. I have gotten all translations from this site and various translation websites.

This sounds really out of sink. I think there needs to be a diplomatic translation of the English phrase first. " Creidim ar son mo laoich" would never be said.

He's decided on "Creid ar son do laoich."

Redwolf

It sounds so wrong. I don't know why. If this construction is to be used..."creid" is used with "i" or "sa" not "ar"

I'm not happy with the construction given.


Is laochas é mo laoch- my hero is heroism.....

For one who jumps on other threads and preaches "let's not overcomplicate things, guys", you have no problem doing the same thing yourself. Let's just forget that some of the best translators have contributed their input.. (Breandán, Redwolf, Gumbí, Braoin, Errigal).

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I am only a beginner. Please get confirmation before using any of my suggestions.

No problem Pennyrat. Go with what you think is best.