Hey guys,
New member here but just really need a bit of help on something.
I've been wanting to get a tattoo and so am going to get it as an xmas present for myself.
It's one just for me and so I want to do it right. I'd like to get Whatever It Takes translated into Irish and tattooed on me.
I've been told be someone that Pé Rud é is as close as I'll get to the meaning but I want to be sure. I know that the verb take doesn't quote cross over into Irish but I need it to mean everything I want it to mean - that one will do whatever one has to do to get it done.
Thanks,
J4567

Hi J4567. I'll leave it up to those more expert than me to translate for you, but just edited your title to make it stand out for people. Including the words to be translated tends to draw more attention to the post. Welcome to ILF by the way. Saoirse.

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Appreciate that mate. Really do. Many thanks.

Hi. Welcome to the forum.

As for the translation, I think "pé rud é" is the "whatever" bit but I think the "it takes" nuance is missing. That said, the "it takes" won't work literally either. Perhaps something like:

Pé dua é "However hard it is" "Whatever trouble it is", hence "whatever it takes".

Dua is "labour, toil, difficult, trouble, hardship", as in when you "take the trouble to do something".

Await further input ...

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WARNING: Intermediate speaker - await further opinions, corrections and adjustments before acting on my advice.
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Fáilte ' dtí'n fóram (Welcome to the forum)! Its going to be impossible to give you a direct translation, as "Whatever it takes" is an English idiom- especially the use of "takes"! The meaning would be "lost in translation" if it were translated directly.

I like Breandán's option! Put I'll throw another option into the mix:

"Pé fulaingt atá riachtanch " Any suffering that is necessary"

If that seems a bit incomplete maybe:

Pé fulaingt atá riachtanach chun teacht slán "Any suffering that is necessary to overcome/ survive

Pé fulaingt atá riachtanach chun.... (you may have a better ending?)

Also, do you have a dialectal preference?

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Please wait for corrections/ more input from other forum members before acting on advice

I agree that the "it takes" is an English idiom, but I suspect the poster wants something pithy, even if it's not a literal translation. Since the word "takes" really means "requires" in the English expression, how about something like:

Pé rud [é] is gá. [Not sure whether the extra é is necessary]
Whatever it is that's required.

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.

I love that.

(personally I'd leave the "é" out, but that might be just my dialect)

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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Yep, I can go with that too.

Pé rud is gá "Whatever it requires"

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WARNING: Intermediate speaker - await further opinions, corrections and adjustments before acting on my advice.
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Pé rud is gá is the first thing that occurred to me too (along with Cibé rud is gá). As usual I don't know which word belongs to which dialect!

How about "cibé is gá" . Cibé can be a pronoun. I think Cibé is mostly an Ulster term -not sure