Just want to make sure im right, but do bhínn would translate as , I used to be ?

Yes indeed, it can also be translated as "would", although this will sometimes generate
a Hiberno-English sentence, not a standard English sentence.

Do chríochnaínn an obair, agus do bhínn ana-shástacht léi. I used to finish the work and I would be very satisfied with it.

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The dialect I use is Cork Irish.
Ar sgáth a chéile a mhairid na daoine, lag agus láidir, uasal is íseal

So used, would or would have are ways to translate the past habitual/imperfect tense?

Then how would you best translate the imperative mood, bím, bí , bíodh sé , bímís , bídh

Hiberno english can be great for trying to figure out some irish words, didnt get the habitual present till the teacher said " you might hear people say they do be"

For the second person (singular and plural), the imperative just translates as an order (Finish!, Look!, e.t.c.)

For the other persons it translates as Let me/him/her/them/us finish/look/e.t.c.

i.e. Bím Let me be.

Now, this is not "Let" in the sense of allow. The start of the bible might help:

Bíodh solas ann Let light be, Let there be light.

The meaning of this "Let" is most easily seen in the first person plural:

Bailímís Let's gather.
Téimís Let's go.

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The dialect I use is Cork Irish.
Ar sgáth a chéile a mhairid na daoine, lag agus láidir, uasal is íseal

so apart from the second person would it be used ?

I cant seem to grasp how you'd employ it, for example bídís ?

The -imís ending would be uncommon. The others would be rare.


Bídís ciúin agus labharfad leo! Let them be quite and I shall speak to them.

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The dialect I use is Cork Irish.
Ar sgáth a chéile a mhairid na daoine, lag agus láidir, uasal is íseal