Easy Learning Irish Verbs
Easy Learning Irish Verbs
Easy Learning Irish Verbs
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Clar Contents
N od a 2 A b b reviat i o n s 2
Rea m h ra 6 Introd u c t i o n 6
Ta b l a i ma m b riathra 8 Ve r b t a b l e s 8
Treo i r d o n B h r i a t h a r G u i d e t o t h e Ve rbs
a g u s don l n n eacs 244 a n d to t h e Index 244
aut. a u to n o m o u s saorbhriathar
dep. d e p e n d e n t fo rm foi rm spleach
dial. d i a l ect can u i nt
indep. i n d e p e n d e n t fo rm foi rm neamh spleach
pl p l u ra l uimhir iolra
rel. rel ative fo rm foi rm choi bhneasta
in the i n dependent nea m h spleach
sg singular uimhir uatha
va r varia nt leagan malartach
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Canu intf na Gaei lge
Irish Dia lects
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Beal Feirste
• Belfast
Cuige Uladh
Ulster
Cuige Chonnacht
,=-ti!... Connaught
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Cuige Laighean
Leinster
Cuige Mumhan
Munster r...
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. ....
...., ...._
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• Ceantar Gaeltachta
Irish-speaking Area
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Na hEocha irbhriathra
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42 wait
13 is the c o p u l a 43 fas g row
14 bog move 44 feic see
15 bris b reak 45 feoigh rot, d ecay
16 bru i g h p ress, p u s h 46 fiafraigh ask. e n q u i re
17 cai l l lose 47 fi l l = pill u ret u r n
18 caith spen d , wear 48 fliuch wet, soak
19 cas twist. t u rn 49 fog h laim learn , teach
20 ceangail tie so foilsigh publish
21 cean n a i g h buy 51 freagair a n swer
22 cloig h defeat 52 freastail atte n d
23 clois = c l u i n U hear 53 geill yield
24 coda ii sleep 54 glan clean
25 coin n i g h keep 55 goirtigh salt, p i c k l e
26 cruaigh h a rd e n 56 gortaigh h u rt , i nj u re
27 cru i n n i g h col l ect 57 iarr a s k , req u est
28 cuir put 58 imi g h l eave. g o off
29 dathaigh co l o u r 59 imir p l ay (ga m e)
30 dean do, make 60 i n is te l l
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The Key Verbs
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Reamhra
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na seacht n-aimsir agus modh eagsula-mar aon leis an ghas/fhreamh, leis an ainm
briathartha, agus leis an aidiacht bhriathartha. Is iad an gas agus an t-ainm briathartha an
da chuid is tabhachtaf de bhriathar ar bith-agus ce go n-usaidtear an aidiacht bhriathartha
mar'aidiacht', feicfear nfos minice e mar'rangabhail chaite' leis na na haimsirf eagsula foirfe
a dheanamh. lnAg u is inA, i ndiaidh na dtablaf, tugtar leaganacha Bearla do na leaganacha
difriula den bhriathar a reimnftear i nGaeilge sna tablaf-agus usaidtear an briathar g l an
'clean' mar shampla.
Ta Treoirdon Leitheoir mar an dara roinn sa leabhar, roinn a thugann eolas ar struchtur an
bhriathair sa Ghaeilge mar aon le heolas ar an bhaintata idir naTablaf agus lnneacs na
mBriathra ar chul an leabhair. Ta achoimre usaideach ar an bhriathar le fail anseo-agus is
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lnneacs. Tugtar na prfomhfhoirmeacha a leanas san lnneacs: an gas, an chiall(i mBearla),
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Introduction
Whether you are starting to learn Irish forthe veryfirst time. brushing up your language
skills or revising for your exams. the Easy Leaming Irish Verbs and its companion volume.
the Easy Leaming Irish Grammar. are here to help.
Newcomers can sometimes struggle with the technical terms they come across when
they start to explore the grammar of a new language but these are explained fully in the
Easy Leaming Irish Grammar. The Easy Leaming IrishVerbs is a handy reference source which
presents verb tables for the learner and everyday language user in a simple, uncluttered
manner.
Easy Leaming Irish Verbs is divided into sections to help you become confident in using and
understanding Irish verbs. The first section consists of the verb tables forns key Irish verbs
(regular and irregular) which are given in full for the various seven tenses and moods
complete with the stem, the verbal noun plus the verbal adjective. The stem and the verbal
noun(or infinitive) are the two most important parts of any verb. While the verbal adjective
may be used as an 'adjective', it will appear more commonly as a'past participle' in forming
the various perfect tenses. Appendix A follows the verb tables and gives clear-cut information
on the different parts of the Irish verbs conjugated by providing full parallel English
translations of all the verbal forms for the sample verb glan'clean'.
The main verb tables are presented in the Standard language-however some key variants
are provided as footnotes to the tables for the three main dialects of Ulster. Connaught and
Munster. This will enable the user to become acquainted with Standard Irish and with the
key spoken variants in the Gae/tacht(or'lrish-speaking') areas, often heard on the media, and
found in the regional literature of Modern Irish.
The second section is a Reader's Guide which gives information on the general structure of
the verb in Irish and indications as to how the Tables and the Verb Index relate to each other.
This section provides a useful overview of the verb in Irish and is well worth a read I
The third section is the Verb Index itself which lists around3300 verbs. The Index lists the
main forms of each of these verbs(stem. English meaning. verbal noun and verbal adjective.
columns i-4) followed by a cross-reference in the 5th column to one of the115 key verb tables.
which will show you the patterns that any given verb follows.A short GrammarAppendix
rounds off the volume Easy Leaming Irish Verbs.
The Easy Leaming Irish Grammar takes you a step further in your language learning. It
supplements the information given in the Easy Leaming Irish Verbs by offering even more
guidance on the usage and meaning of verbs. as well as looking at the most important
aspects of Irish grammar. Together. or individually, the Easy Learning titles offer you all the
help you need when learning Irish.
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1 a ba i r say ra raite
a n a i m s i r chaite the past tense
duirt m e n f dui rt
dui rt tu an ndui rt?
dui rt se/sf g o nduirt
dura m a r nach nduirt
duirt s i b h nf durad h/nfo r hura d h
d u i rt s i a d a n ndura d h ?
durad h/hura d h g o/nach n d urad h
I1 d e a rfa i d h s i a d
d e a rfa r
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1pl dearfad h m u i d C 3p/ dearfad h siad U dep. n i abr6chai nn (ni ab6rai nn),
ni abr6chad h , go n-abr6chad h (var. ab6 rad h) U
1pl deiread h m u i d C3p/ deiread h siad U B a g h nach liom a ra etc . U dep. ni abrai n n ,
ni abrad h se, go n-abrad h etc . U
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4 a m ha rc l o o k a m h a rc a m h a rctha
a n a i m s i r chaite the past tense
d 'a m h arc m e n ior a m harc
d'am harc tu ara m h arc?
d 'a m h arc se/si g u r a m harc
d 'a m h arca mar nara m h arc
d 'a m h arc s i b h n ior a m h arca d h/n ior h a m h arca d h
d 'a m harc s i a d a r a m h arca d h ?
a m h arca d h/ha m h arcad h g u r/nar a m h arca d h
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4 a m ha rc l o o k a m ha rc a m ha rctha
a n m o d h coi n n iol lach the co n d itional mood
d'a m h arcfa i n n n f a m harcfad h
d'a m h arcfa a n a m h arcfa d h ?
d'a m harcfad h se/sf g o n-a m harcfa d h
d'a m harcfa i m i s nach n-a m harcfad h
d'a m harcfad h s i b h
d'a m harcfa i d fs d'a m harc6chad h u
d'a m h arcfaf
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I s at swe l l
an a i m s i r chaite
at ata
the past tense
d 'at me n forat
d 'at tu arat?
d 'at se/sf g urat
d'ata mar narat
d'at s i b h n for atad h/n for hatad h
d 'at siad ar atad h ?
atad h/hata d h g ur/nar atad h
1sg atfad, 2sg atfai r M atfaid h m u id C at6chaid h me/m uid etc. U rel. a atfas/
aat6chas
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s at swe l I at ata
an m o d h coi n niol lach the conditional mood
d 'atfai n n n f atfad h
d 'atfa an atfad h ?
d 'atfad h se/sf g o n-atfad h
d 'atfai m i s nach n-atfad h
d 'atfad h s i b h
d 'atfaidfs
d'atfaf
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bafa i d h siad
bafa r
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1sg (do) b h a i l fos, 2sg (do) b h a i l fs, 2p/ (do) bhai lfo b h a i r M
1pl b h a i l i g h mu id UC 3p/ b h a i l fodar MC
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1 p / b h a i l fo d h m u id c. 3 p / b h a i l fo d h s i a d U
Ba g h nach l i o m bai l i u etc. u
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1sg (do) bhea n n aios , 2sg (do) bhean nais. 2pl (do) bheannafo bhai r M
1pl bheannaigh mu id U C 3pl bhean naiodar MC
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1 2 bf be bheith
an a i m s i r chaite the past tense
bhf me n f rai b h
b h f tu an rai b h ?
b h f se/sf go rai b h
b h fomar nach rai bh
bhf sibh n f rabhthas
bhf siad
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an rab hthas?
b h fothas g o/nach rab hthas
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1 2 bi b e bheith
a n a i m s i r g h nat h laith reach the ha bitual present tense
bfm n f b h fo n n
bfo n n tu a n m b fo n n ?
bfo n n se/sf g o m bfo n n
bf m i d n a c h m bfo n n
bfo n n s i b h
bfo n n siad
bftear
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1 2 bf be bheith
a n a i m s i r g h nath chaite the i m perfect tense
bhinn n i b h io d h
bhitea a n m biod h ?
b h io d h se/si g o m biod h
bhimis nach m biod h
bhiod h s i b h
b h id is
bhiti
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isg (do) chea n g lafos, 2sg (do) cheang lafs , 2pl (do) cheanglaiobhair M
ipl chean g a i l m u id U C 3pl cheang laioda r MC
ipl cea n g laio n n m u id C 3pl cea n g laid (siad) M ceang l a i m , cea n g l a n n s e , m u i d etc. U rel.
a cheanglaios/a chea n g las
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1sg (do) chean naios . 2sg (do) chean nais. 2p/ (do) chean naio b h a i r M
1p/ chea n n a i g h m u id U C 3pl chean naioda r MC
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23 c l u i n h e a r U c l u i n sti n c l u i nte
an modh coin niol lach the conditional mood
c h l u i n fi n n n f c h l uinfead h
ch h..i i nfea an g c l u i nfea d h ?
c h l u i nfead h se/sf g o g c l u i nfead h
c h l u i nfi m is nach g c l u i nfead h
c h l u i nfead h s i b h
c h l u i nfi d fs c h l o i sfead h M C
c h l u i nff = c h l u i nfead h U
1pl c h l oisea d h mu id C
3pl c h l u i neadh siad, Ba g h nach l i o m c l u i n stean. U
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isg (do) chod laios, 2sg (do) chod lais, 2pl (do) chodlaiobha i r M
ipl chodail m u id U C 3pl chod laiodar MC var. chod l a i g h U
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27 c ru i n n ig h g a t h e r c ru i n n i u c ru i n n ithe
a n a i m s i r chaite the past tense
chru i n n i g h m e n iorchru i n n i g h
chru i n n i g h tu archru i n n i g h ?
chru i n n i g h se/si g urchru i n n i g h
chru i n niomar narchru i n n i g h
chru i n n i g h s i b h n iorcru i n n iod h
chru i n n i g h siad arcru i n n iod h ?
cru i n n io d h g ur/narcru i n n iod h
1sg (do) c h r u i n nfos, 2sg (do) c h r u i n nfs, 2pl (do) c h ru i n nfo bhai r M
1pl c h ru i n n i g h m u id UC 3pl c h ru i n n fodar MC
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27 c ru i n n i g h g a t h e r c ru i n n i u cru i n n ithe
a n mod h coi n n io l l ach the conditional mood
c h ru i n n eoi n n n f c h r u i n neodh
c h ru i n n eofa a n g c ru i n neod h ?
c h r u i n neod h se/sf g o g c ru i n neod h
c h r u i n neoi m i s nach g c ru i n neod h
c h r u i n neod h s i b h
c h r u i n neoidfs c h r u i n neoc h a d h U
c h ru i n n eofaf
i p l c h r u i n n iod h m u i d C, 3 p l c h ru i n niodh s i a d U
Ba g h nach l i o m cru i n n i u etc. U
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28 c u i r p u t cur c u rtha
a n a i m s i r chaite the past tense
c h u ir me n for c h u ir
c h u irtu ar c h u ir?
c h u ir se/sf g u r c h u ir
c h u ireamar n arch u ir
c h u ir s i b h n for c u iread h
c h u ir siad
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ar c u i rea d h ?
c u ire ad h g ur/narcu iread h
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28 c u i r p u t cur c u rtha
a n m o d h coi n niol lach the conditional mood
c h u i rfi n n n f c h u irfead h
c h u irfea a n g c u irfead h ?
c h u irfead h se/sf g o g c u irfead h
c h u irfi m i s nach g c u irfead h
c h u irfead h s i b h
c h u irfi d fs
c h u irff
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1sg (do) d h eineas, 2sg (do) d h e i n i s , 2pl (do) d h eineabhair, 3p/ d h e i neadar, var. d h i n-M
1pl r i n n e m u id CU 3pl rin nead a r C
ri n n , n f thea r n , a n/go/nach dtearn U
I deanfa i d h m e
deanfa i d h tu
n i d h eanfa i d h
a n n d eanfa i d h ?
deanfa i d h se/si g o ndeanfa i d h
I deanfa i m i d n a c h ndeanfa i d h
deanfa i d h s i b h
deanfa i d h siad
dea nfa r
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31 d io l s e l I d io l d iolta
a n a i m s i r c h a ite the past tense
d h io l me n io r d h io l
d hiol tu a r d h io l ?
d hiol se/si g u r d h io l
d h io l a m a r n a r d h io l
d h io l s i b h n io r d io l a d h
d h io l siad
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a r d io l a d h ?
dioladh g u r/nar d io l a d h
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31 d io l s e l l d iot d iolta
an m o d h coin n io l lach t h e conditional mood
d h iolfa i n n n f d h io lfad h
d h iolfa a n n d folfa d h ?
d h iolfa d h se/si g o n d folfa d h
d h iolfa i m i s nach n d fo l fa d h
d h iolfa d h s i b h
d h iolfa i d fs
d h io lfaf
3pl d fo l a d h siad U i p l g o n d fo l a m u i d C U
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1 p l d h frfodh m u id C , 3 p l d h frio d h s i a d U
Ba g h nach l i o m diriO etc. U
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33 d6ig h b u rn d6 d6ite
a n a i m s i r c h a ite t h e past tense
d h 6 i g h me nfor d h 6 i g h
d h 6 ig h tu a r d h6 i g h ?
d h 6 i g h se/sf gur dh6igh
dh6mar n a r d h6 i g h
dh6igh sibh n fo r d 6 d h
d_ · i g h s ia d
h o_ a r d 6d h ?
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d6dh g u r/n a r d 6 d h
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33 d6ig h b u rn d6 d6ite
a n mod h coi n n io l lach t h e conditional mood
d h 6fa i n n n f d h 6fad h
d h 6fa a n n d 6fad h ?
d h 6fad h se/sf g o n d 6fa d h
d h 6fa i m i s n a c h n d 6fad h
d h 6fad h s i b h
d h 6fa i d fs
d h 6faf
1 p l d h6dh m u i d C , 3pl d h 6 d h s i a d U
Ba g h nach l i o m d 6/d6g had h etc. U
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34 d ruid c l o s e d ru i d i m d ru idte
a n a i m s i r c h a ite the past tense
d h ru i d m e n fo r d h ru i d
d h ru i d tu a r d h ru i d ?
d h ru i d se/sf g u r d h ru i d
d h ru ideamar n a r d h ru i d
d h ru i d sibh n fo r d ru i d ea d h
d h ru i d siad a r d ru i d ead h ?
d ru i d ead h g u r/n a r d ru i d e a d h
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34 d ruid c l o s e d ru i d i m d ru i dte
a n mod h coi n n io l lach t h e co n d it i o n a l mood
d h ru i dfi n n n f d h ru idfead h
d h ru i dfea a n n d ru i dfead h ?
d h ru i dfead h se/sf g o n d ru idfead h
d h ru i dfi m i s nach n d ru i dfead h
d h ru i dfea d h s i b h
d h ru i d fi d fs
d h ru i dff
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36 d u n c l o s e d u na d h d u nta
a n aimsir c h a ite the past tense
d h u n me n fo r d h u n
d h u n tu ardhun?
d h u n se/sf gurdhun
d h u na m a r nar dhun
dhun sibh n fo r d u nad h
d h u n siad
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ar d u na d h ?
d u na d h g u r/na r d u na d h
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36 d u n c l o s e d u nadh d u nta
a n mod h coi n n io l l ac h the cond iti o n a l mood
d h u nfa i n n n i d h u nfad h
d h u nfa a n n d u nfad h ?
d h u nfad h se/si g o n d u nfa d h
d h u nfa i m i s n a c h n d u nfa d h
d h u nfad h s i b h
d h u nfa i d is
d h u nfai
1 p l d h u n a d h m u id C 3pl d h u nad h s i a d u
Ba g h nach l i o m d u n a d h etc. u
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1pl d'fhaig headh m u id c indep. ghei b h i n n , g hei bhthea, g hei bheadh se/siad etc.
g hei bhthf, Ba g hnach liom fai l u
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42 fa n wa it fa nacht fa nta
a n aimsir c h a ite t h e past tense
d'fh a n m e n fo r fh a n
d'fhan tu a r fh a n ?
d'fhan se/sf g u r fh a n
d'fh a n a m a r n a r fh a n
d'fh a n s i b h n fo r fa n a d h
d'fh a n siad a r fa n ad h ?
fa nad h g u r/na r fa n a d h
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42 fa n wa it fa nacht fa nta
a n m o d h coi n n io l lach the cond iti o n a l mood
d'fhanfa i n n n i fhanfa d h
d'fha nfa a n b hfa nfad h ?
d'fhanfa d h se/si g o bhfa nfa d h
d'fhanfa i m i s nach b hfa nfa d h
d'fhanfa d h s i b h
d'fhanfa i d is
d'fha nfai
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1sg (do) chonac, 2sg (do) chonaicfs, 2pl (do) chonaiceabhair; dep fheaca M
1pl chonaic m u id CU 3pl chonaiceadar/chonacadar MC
lndep. cfm , cfo n n tu/se etc. chf- M tchfm . tch f tu/se/muid (tchfo n n ) . tchfthear u
1pl feicea n n mu id C 3pl cfon n/cfd (siad)
lndep. cffead , cffi r var. cffi d h tu/se, cffi d (siad), var. chffi d h M
feicfi d h mu id c indep. tchffi d h me/tu/se/m u i d , aut. tchffear u
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1sg d(h)'fh reag rafos, 2sg d (h)'fh reag rafs, 2pl d(h)'fh reag rafo b h a i r M
1pl d'fh rea g a i r mu id U C 3p/ d'fh rea g rafoda r MC
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isg d (h)'fh reasta lafos. 2sg d ( h)'fh reasta lafs, 2p/ d (h)'fhreastalafo b h a i r M
ipl d'fh reasta i l mu id U C 3p/ d'fh reastalafodar MC
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54 g la n c l ea n g la n ad h g l a nta
an a i m s i r c h a ite the past tense
ghlan me n fo r g h l a n
g h l a n tu a r g h lan?
g h l a n se/sf g u r g h la n
g hlanamar n a r g h la n
ghlan sibh n fo r g la n a d h
g_
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a r g lanad h ?
g lanadh g u r/n a r g l a n a d h
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54 g la n c l ea n g la n ad h g l a nta
a n mod h coi n n io l l ach t h e conditional mood
g h lanfa i n n n f g h l a nfad h
g h l a nfa a n n g l a nfad h ?
g h l a nfad h se/sf g o n g l a nfad h
g h lanfa i m i s nach n g l a nfad h
g h la nfad h s i b h
g h l a nfa i d fs
g h la nfaf
i p l g h lanadh m u i d C 3pl g h la n a d h s i a d U
Ba g h nach l i o m g la n a d h etc. u
3pl g la n a d h siad U i p l g o n g l a n a m u id CU
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11 i m fo n n s i b h
i m fo n n siad
i m ftea r
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59 i m i r p l ay i m i rt i m ea rtha
a n a i m s i r chaite the past tense
d'i m i r m e n fo r i m i r
d'i m i r tu a r i m i r?
d 'i m i r se/sf gur imir
d'i m rfo m a r na r i m i r
d'i m i r s i b h nfor i m rfod h/nfo r h i m rfod h
d'i m i r siad a r i m rfod h ?
i m rfod h/h i m rfod h g u r/nar i m rfod h
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59 i m i r p l ay i m i rt imeartha
a n mod h coi n n io l l ac h the co n d it i o n a l mood
d'i m reo i n n n f i m reodh
d ' i m reofa a n i m reod h ?
d ' i m reod h se/sf g o n-i m reod h
d'i m reo i m i s nach n-i m reod h
d'i m reod h s i b h
d'i m reo i d fs d 'i m reochad h/d ' i m eo ra d h U
d'i m reofaf
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60 i n is te l l i n si nt/i n se i n ste
a n a i m s i r c h a ite the past tense
d'i n i s m e n io r in is
d'i n i s tu a r in i s ?
d'inis se/si gur i nis
d ' i n sfo m a r nar i nis
d'i n i s s i b h n io r i n siod h/nior h i n siod h
d'i n i s s i a d a r i n siod h ?
i n siod h/h i n siod h g u r/nar i n siod h
1sg (do) n iseas. 2sg (do) nisis, 3 (do) nis se etc. 2pl (do) nisea bhair, 3pl (do) niseadar M
1pl d'i nis mu id U C Jp/ d'insfodar. out h i n sfod h C; d'ins me etc . , out. hi nsead h U
1pl insfonn mu id C nisi m , niseann tu/se, nisimid, nisid (siad) M insi m , i n sea nn se, m u id
etc. U rel. a insfos/a i nseas
1sg neosad , neosfa i r, neosaidh se. neosa i m i d etc. M inseochai d h me, m u id etc. U
1pl in seoidh mu id C rel. a inseos/a i n seochas
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isg io m p r6d , 2sg i o m pr6 i r M ip/ iom pr6id h mu id C iom pr6c h a i d h me/mu id etc. U
rel . a i o m p r6s/a i o m p r6chas
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3 p l l a b h ra d h s i a d U 1pl g o l a b h rai m u i d CU
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1sg l igfead, 2sg ligfir M l igfi d h m u id c u rel. a l igfeas
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3pl l igead h s i a d U i p l go l i g e m u i d CU
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69 m eath wi t h e r meath m eata
a n a i m s i r c h a ite the past tense
m h eath me n io r m h eath
m h eath tu a r m h ea t h ?
m h eath se/si g u r m heath
m h eat h a m a r n a r m heath
m h eath s i b h nior meathad h
m h eath s i a d a r meatha d h ?
meath a d h g u r/nar m eat h a d h
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minio n n tu a n m i n io n n ?
minio n n se/si g o minio n n
minimid nach m i n io n n
minio n n sibh
minio n n siad
minitea r
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3 p l mfnfod h s i a d U 1 p l g o mini m u id CU
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73 m o l p ra i s e molad h m olta
a n a i m s i r chaite the past tense
mhol me n fo r m h o l
m h o l tu a r m ho l ?
mhol se/sf gur mhol
mholamar nar mhol
mhol sibh n fo r m o l a d h
mhol siad ar molad h ?
moladh g u r/nar m o l a d h
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73 m o l p ra i s e molad h m o lta
an mod h coi n niol lach the conditional mood
m h o l fa i n n n f m h o lfad h
m h o lfa a n m o lfad h ?
m h o lfa d h se/sf g o molfa d h
m h o lfa i m i s n a c h m o lfa d h
m h o lfad h s i b h
m h o lfa i d fs
m h o lfaf
i p l m h o l a d h m u i d C 3p/ m h o l a d h s i a d U
Ba g h nach l i o m m o l a d h etc. U
3pl m o l a d h s i a d U i p l go mola m u id C U
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1sg (do) nea rtafos, 2sg (do) neartais, 2pl (do) nea rtafo b h a i r M
1pl nearta i g h mu id UC 3p/ neartafodar MC
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76 n i g h wa s h ni n ite
a n a i m s i r chaite the past tense
nigh me nior n i g h
nigh tu ar nigh?
n i g h se/si gur nigh
n io m a r nar nigh
nigh sibh n io r n io d h
n�
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d
ia_
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a r n iod h ?
n iod h g u r/n a r n iod h
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76 n ig h wa s h ni n ite
an m o d h coi n n fo l l ach the co n d it i o n a l mood
n ffi n n n i n ifead h
n ifea a n n ifead h ?
n ifead h se g o n ifead h
n ifi m is nach n ifead h
n ifead h s i b h
n ifi d is
n iff
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78 61 d ri n k 61 61ta
an a i m s i r c h a ite the past tense
d'61 m e n fo r 6 1
d'61 tu ar 61?
d'61 se/sf g u r 61
d '6 1 a m a r nar61
d'61 s i b h nfor 6 1 a d h/nfo r h 6 1 a d h
d'61 siad a r 6 1 ad h ?
6 1 a d h/h61adh g u r/n a r 6 1a d h
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78 6 1 d ri n k 61 61ta
an m o d h coi n n io l l ach the co n d itional mood
d'61fa i n n n f 6 1fad h
d'o lfa a n 61fad h ?
d'61fa d h se/sf g o n-61fa d h
d'61fa i m i s nach n-61fa d h
d'61fa d h s i b h
d'61fa i d fs
d'61faf
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d'fhosca i l me/mu i d etc. aut. foscladh u
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osclafm
the p resent tense
nf o s c l a fo n n
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o s c l a fo n n tu
o s c l a fo n n se/sf
osclafmid
a n o s c l a fo n n ?
g o n-o s c l a fo n n
n a c h n-o s c l a fo n n
o s c l a fo n n s i b h
o s c l a fo n n s i a d fos cl a n n U
o s c l a ftea r
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rithfi d h siad
rithfear
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isg (do) roi n neas. 2sg (do) roi n n i s . 2p/ (do) roi n neabhair M
ip/ ro i n n mu id C ra n n m u id (ro i n n ra n n ) U 3p/ (do) ro i n neadar MC
=
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1sg (do) sca n rafos, 2sg (do) sca n rafs, 2pl (do) sca n ra fo b h a i r M
1pl sca n ra i g h m u id U C 3p/ sca n rafodar MC
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1sg (do) scaoi l eas. 2sg (do) scao i l i s . 2pl (do) scao i l ea b h a i r M
1pl scao i l m u id CU 3p/ (do) scao i l eadar MC
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1sg (do) sheach naios. 2sg (do) sheach nais. 2p/ (do) sheachnaio b h a i r M
1 pl sheachai n m u id U C 3p/ sheachnaiodar MC
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93 si u i l wa l k si u l s i u lta
an a i m s i r chaite the past tense
shiuil me n fo r s h i u i l
s h i u i l tu ar shiuil?
s h i u i l se/sf g u r sh i u i l
shiulamar nar shiuil
shiuil sibh n fo r s i u l a d h
s h i u i l siad ar siuladh?
siuladh g u r/n a r s i u l a d h
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93 s i u i l wa l k si u l siu lta
a n modh coin niol lach the conditional mood
s h i u l fa i n n n f s h i u lfad h
s h i u l fa a n s i u lfad h ?
s h i u lfa d h se/sf g o s i u lfad h
s h i u lfai m i s n a c h s i u lfa d h
s h i u lfa d h s i b h
s h i u lfa i d fs
s h i u lfaf
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1sg (do) smaoi nios, 2sg (do) smao i n is , 2pl (do) smaoiniobhair M
1p/ smaoi n i g h m u id U C 3p/ sm aoi niodar MC smaoiti g h U
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p l smaoitiod h siad U i p l g o s m a o i n i m u i d CU
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1sg (do) sta m palas, 2sg (do) sta m pa l a i s , 2pl (do) sta m pa l a b h a i r M
1pl sta m pa i l m u id cu 3pl (do) sta m paladar MC
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tugad h g u r/n a r t u g a d h
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1pl thabharfad h m u i d C
indep. bhearfa i n n , bhearfa , bhearfa d h se/s i a d , bhearfa i m i s , bhearfaf u
1plthugadh m uid C
indep. b h e i ri n n , b h e i rthea , b h e i read h se/s i a d , b h e i r i m i s , bhei rtf u
Ba g h nach l i o m ta b h a i rt U var. dep. ta b h radh
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isg (do) thag rafos. 2sg (do) thag rafs. 2 p l (do) thag rafo b h a i r M
ipl thag a i r m u id UC 3p/ (do) thagrafoda r MC
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isg (do) thaispea nas. 2sg (do) thaispeanais. 2p/ (do) thaispea n a b h a i r M
ipl thaispeain m u id cu 3pl (do) thaispeanadar MC dial. spa i n se etc.
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1sg (do) thaistea lafos, 2sg (do) thaistea lafs, 2p/ (do) thaistea laio b h a i r M
1pl thaisti l m u id U C 3p/ thaistealaiodar M C
1 p l tai stealaio n n m u i d C 3p/ taistea lafd (siad) M tai stea l a i m , taisteal a n n se/m u i d etc.
U rel. a thaistea laios/a thaistea las
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tai stea l 6 i d h se/sf g o dtai stea l 6 i d h
ta i stea l 6 i m i d nach dtai stea l 6 i d h
taistea l 6 i d h s i b h
I ta i stea l 6 i d h s i a d tai stea l 6 c h a i d h u
tai stea l 6fa r
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i o3 ta r co m e teacht/theacht tagtha
a n a i m s i r chaite the past tense
tha i n i g m e n fo r t h a i n i g
tha i n i g tu a r th a i n i g ?
tha i n i g se/sf g u r th a i n i g
thanagamar narthainig
tha i n i g s i b h n fo r thangthas
t h a i n i g siad a r thangthas?
thangthas g u r/n a r t h a n gthas
1sg (do) thanag/tha i n fos, 2sg (do) tha i n fs , 2pl (do) thana b h a i r M
1pl tha i n i g m u id cu 3pl thangadar MC; vn tiocht c
Dep. n i thai n i g , an/g o/nach dta i n ig UC
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1 03 ta r co m e teacht/theacht tagtha
an modh coi n n iol lach t h e conditional mood
t h i ocfa i n n n i t h i ocfa d h
t h i ocfa a n dti ocfa d h ?
t h i ocfa d h se/si g o dti ocfa d h
t h i ocfa i m i s n a c h dtiocfa d h
t h i ocfa d h s i b h
t h i ocfa i d is
t h i o cfai
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ipl tarra i n g fo n n m u id C; 3pl tarra i n g fd (siad) M tarra i n g i m , tarra i ngeann se, m u id etc.,
pron tai rrneann U, rel. a tharra i n g fos/a tharra i ngeann
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Appen dix A
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AG U I SiN A
Ag u isin A
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Appendix A
54 g la n c l e a n g l anadh to c l e a n g l a nta c l ea n ed
1 p l w e u s e d t o c l e a n C JPI they u s e d t o c l ea n U
I t was c u sto mary fo r me to clean etc. u
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TH E I N D EX
§1 Reader's g u i d e
I n t h i s b o o k 1 1 5 verbs (o r 'key verbs') a re conj u gated i n fu l l , i . e . the 11 i rreg u l a r
verbs , 103 exa m p les o f the m a i n categ ories o f reg u l a r verb - p l u s s a mp l es o f the
co p u l a . Each verb g iven i n the tables is n u m bered a n d the read e r need o n ly g o
t o the re l eva n t ta b l e t o s e e t h a t particu l a r verb. I n add ition to t h e 1 1 5 verb tables
fo r the key verbs, a p p roxi mately 3300 other verbs a re l i sted i n the i n d ex a n d in
co l u m n s of the i n d ex, all of these verbs a re associated with a key ve rb.
The above tel l s us that the verb cior belongs to the same categ ory (o r 'conj u gatio n')
as cas a n d that cas w i l l serve as a model fo r cior. If the ta b l e conta i n i n g cas is
consu lted t h e re wi l l be e n o u g h i nfo rmati o n t h e re to e n a b l e the read e r to
conj u g ate cior by s i m p l y placi n g cio r (o r chior, gcior) fo r cas (o r chas, gcas) in eve ry
tense a n d mood .
Col u m n l The stem of the verb is p rovided i n the fi rst col u m n , i . e . the 2nd perso n
s i n g u l a r of the i m pe rative mood . This fo rm serves as a b u i l d i n g b l o c k fo r th e
conj u gation o f the v e r b i n m o d e r n I ri s h ( s e e conj ugations o f the reg u l a r verb,
jj3-12 bel ow) .
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Is ag brath ar a n g h uta deiridh sa 'g has g h earr' ata leithne agus cao i l e na m b riat h ra
as an 2u re i m n i u a g u s na m b riath ra coi m ri t h e , fc h $$8-10 (ag u s Jj11-1 2 ) .
N6ta: Ce g o bhfu i l gas caol ag na briath ra siuil 'wa l k' a g u s taispeai n 'show' (shiuil
'wal ked', thaispeain 'showed'), l eath naftear gas na m b riathra seo nuair a c h u i rtear
foi rci n n leo: m . s h .
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The way to determ i n e broad or slender ste m s fo r 2nd conj u gation (and syncopated)
ve rbs is based o n the last vowel in the ' s h o rt' ste m s , see JfS-10 (and j11-1 2) .
Note: Altho u g h the verbs siuil 'wa l k' a n d taispeain 'show' have slender stem s
( s h i u i l 'wal ked', thaispeain 'showed') , the stems are broad e n ed when suffixes a re
added, e.g .
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$8 a n dara rei m n i u
I s iad na b riathra d e s h i o l lacha ( n 6 i l si o l lacha) a c h rfoch nafo n n i n - i g h a n a i c m e i s
coitia nta sa d a ra rei m n i u , m . s h . ceannaigh 'buy' n 6 coi n n i g h ' kee p'. Sa l e a b h a r
s e o tog hadh na b riath ra a leanas marsham plai den d a ra rei m n i u l eat h a n agus cao l :
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2 li rei m n i u caol
Rei m n ftea r coin n i g h 'keep' m a r a leanas:
laithreach coi n n io n n se he keeps
faistineach coin neoid h se h e wi l l keep coi n n eochaid h se u
coi n n io l lach c h o i n neodh se h e wo u l d keep choinneochadh se u
g n athchaite choi n n iodh se h e used to keep
ordaitheach co i n niodh se let him keep
fosh u iteach l a i t h r. g o gcoi n n i se may he keep
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f10 2nd conj u g ation broad The verb ceannaigh 'buy' is conj u gated as below
when suffixes a re added :
p resent cean naionn se he buys
futu re cea n n6idh se he wi l l buy cea n n6chaidh se U
conditional cheann6dh se h e wou l d buy cheann6chadh se u
i m perfect chean naiod h se h e used to buy
i m pe rative cean naiod h se l et h i m buy
present subjunctive go gceannai se may he buy
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Once again the long stem is u sed when n o suffix i s added to the ste m ,
e . g . ceangail 'tie' (cheangail s e ' h e tied') a n d i m i r 'p lay' (d'i m i r s e ' h e p l ayed') . If
a suffix is added , the ai o r i at the end of the long stem i s lost (o r 'synco pated '),
hence cea n g l- and i m r- as s h o rt ste m s . These verbs a re conj u g ated as fo l l ows:
f13 Note: The fo l l ow i n g key verbs are not synco pated ( i n Sta n d a rd I rish): aithris
'recite' (3) . fog h l a i m ' l ea rn' (49) , freastail 'atte n d ' (52), taistil 'trave l' (101 ) , and
tarraing ' p u l l ' (1 04) .
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§1 5 nigh 'wash' (76), suigh 'sit' (97) - mar aon le b ri at h ra mar l u i g h 'l ie',
g u i g h 'p ray', bligh ' m i l k': Tu gta r faoi deara g u r i ata a n n ro i m h - t- , ms h n ite
'washed' - c h a n i o n a n n a g u s cloite 'deafeated' < cloig h .
§16 leigh 'read' (66) - mar aon l e pleigh 'd iscu ss', spreigh 'spread', teig h 'wa rm':
§17 pacail 'pack' (81 ) , sabhail 'save' (85) , sta m pail 'sta m p' (96) : Tu gta r faoi deara
go m bfon n a n gas caol ro i m h - t- (cos u i l le§14 th uas) , m s h . pacailtea r ' i s packed',
pacailte 'packed' srl .
§1 9 na briathra mirialta
Is iad sea a leanas na p rio m h b h riath ra m frialta:
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f1 5 nigh 'wash' (76), suigh 'sit' (97) - as we l l as verbs such as l u i g h ' l ie', g u i g h
' p ray', bligh ' m i l k'. N ote t h a t i i s a l ways s h o rt befo re - t- i n t h e s e ve rbs, e . g . n ite
'washed' ( u n l i ke clofg h 'd efeat', v. adj . clofte):
f16 leigh ' read' (66)-as we l l as pleigh 'd iscu ss·, spreigh 'spread', teigh 'wa rm':
f17 pacail 'pack' (81 ) , sabhail 'save' (85) , stampail 'sta m p' (96) . N ote that the
stem stays s l e n d e r befo re - t (as i n §i4 a bove) , e . g . pacai ltea r 'is pac ked', pacailte
'packed' etc.
The rea d e r s h o u l d check in the t a b l es fo r the ve rbs: at 'swe l l ' (5) , caith 'th row'
(18). eist ' l i sten' (39) , meath 'decay' (69) , tracht 'mention' (111).
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bu nfh o i rm fo i rm chaochlaithe
sei m hi li b, c, d, f, g, m, p, s, t bh, ch, dh, fh, gh, mh, ph, sh, th
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j20 relative forms i n -s i n the present and fut u re (independent forms on ly)
Exa m p l es a re g ive n , in the p resent a n d fut u re , of the special re lative fo rms which
e n d i n -s, fo rms w h i c h reg u larly occ u r i n U l ster a n d Con n a u g ht:
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co
d'ol se h e d ra n k 61ad h e . It was d r u n k .
nior 61 se h e d i d not d ri n k Nior 6 1 a d h e . It w a s n o t d r u n k .
a r 6 1 se? did h e d ri n k ? Ar olad h e? Was it d ru n k?
g u r 61 se that he d ra n k g u r 61ad h e. that it was d r u n k .
nar 61 se that h e d i d n ot d r i n k nar 61ad h e . that it w a s n o t d r u n k .
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co
d'ol se h e d ra n k 61adh e . It was d r u n k .
nior 61 se he did not drink Nior 61adh e . It was n o t d r u n k .
ar 61 se? d i d h e d ri n k ? Ar 61ad h e? Was it d r u n k ?
g u r 61 se that h e d ra n k g u r 61ad h e . that it w a s d ru n k .
nar 61 se that h e d i d n o t d r i n k nar 61ad h e. that it was not d r u n k .
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§30 I gcasa n n a briat h ra d a r tus g uta ( n 6 f- , seac has fl-) a bhfu i l c rosta g a i rt d o
bh riat h a r d a r tus consa i n a g d u l l e o , m o l ta r d o n fhog h l a m e o i r na caoc h l u ithe
tosa i g h a c h i n nt i u i dta b l a briat h a i r a th osafo n n l e g uta (n6 f-) - c u i m h n ftea r
fosta go m b e i d h na caoc h l u ithe ( . i . d', h n6 n-) m a r a n gcea n n a do gach cea n n de
na c u i g g utaf (a , e , i , o , u).
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j28 In the oth e r tenses and moods the m utati o n s a re the same fo r the active and
a u to n o m o u s fo rms of the verb i n the Sta n d a rd a n d i n U l ster I ri s h . In Con naught
a n d M u nster t h i s may be the case, orh can be placed befo re a vowe l (and
consona nts u na s p i rated) i n the i n dependent fo rm of the a u t o n o m o u s i n the
c o n d i t i o n a l and i m pe rfect, a n d after ni (a l l moods a n d tenses):
CO, U M
bhrisfi wou l d be b roken (do) brisfi
bhristi used to be b roken (do) bristi
d'61fai wou l d be d r u n k (do) h61fai
d'61tai used to be d r u n k (do) h61tai
ni bhristear i s not broken ni bristear
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§31 I gcas briat h ra d a r tus h-. 1-. n-. r- . sc-. sm-. sp- a g u s st- deantar c rostagai rti
do b h riat h ra a bhfu i l na fo i rci n n chea n n a acu a g u s a bhfu i l an t u s l i t i r acu nach
n-ath raitea r d e b h a rr caoc h l a i t h e . m . s h . las ' l i g ht' (65) m a r m h u n l a ag briath ra
as an 1 u rei m n i u l eathan a thosaio n n le r- (reab 'tea r'. rost 'roast' s rl . ) . N i b h io n n
a o n chaoc h l u a c h o i read i gcas na ndornan briat h ra a thosaio n n l e v - n 6 x- .
I g c a s p-. m o l ta r d o n fhog h l a i meoi r na fo i rc i n n a l e a n sta n 6 n c h rosta g a i rt ( m . s h .
na fo i rc i n n do ceannaigh ' b uy' 21 i gcas a n b h riath a i r plodaigh 'th ro n g ') a c h n a
caoc h l u ithe tosa i g h a c h i n ntiu 6n b h riathar pos ' m a rry' (82) .
an chopail
n i0/n ih N i bad e . I t i s not a boat.
an° An bad e? I s it a boat?
g u r0 Deir se gur bad e . He says that it is a boat.
nach0 Deir se n a c h bad e. H e says that it is not a boat.
gnathbhriathra
n i•mh ni bb.risean n does not break
a n urU an mbrisean n se? does (it) break?
90uru Deir se go mbrisean n se. H e says that he brea k s .
n a ch ur u Deir se nach mbrisean n se. H e says t h a t he does not brea k .
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f31 In the case of verbs beg i n n i n g with h-, 1-, n-, r- . sc-, sm-, sp- a n d st- these
are c ross-referred to verbs whose suffixes a re i d entical and whose i n itial
consona nts a re n ever m utated , e . g . las ' l i g ht' (65) a l so serves as a model fo r the
1 s t conj u gati o n b road fo r a verb beg i n n i n g i n r- (re ab 'tea r , r6st ' roast' etc . ) . In the
'
case of the few verbs beg i n n i n g i n v-o r x- n o m utat i o n s occur. In the case of p-,
it is reco m m e n d ed that the learn e r fo l low the suffixes fro m the c ross-reference
(e . g . ceannaigh 'buy' 21 , i n the case of the verb plodaigh 'th ro n g ') but verifi es the
i n itial m utat i o n s fro m the verb p6s 'ma rry' (82) .
the copula
ni"/nih N i bad e . It i s not a boat.
an" An bad e? I s it a boat?
g u r" Deir se g u r bad e . He says that it i s a boat.
nach" D e i r s e nach bad e . He says that it i s not a boat.
ordinary verbs
niasp. ni b.!J.risean n does not b reak
an ec l . an mbrisean n se? does (it) brea k?
go ec l . Deir se go mbrisean n se. H e says that h e b rea k s .
nach•c l . Deir se nach mbrisean n se. H e says t h a t h e d o e s n o t b rea k .
f34 m i n o rity verbs for which a fu l l parad i g m has not been provided
Some c l asses of ve rbs, s m a l l in n u m ber, a re not conj u g ated in fu l l , but in s u c h
cases fo rms o f the past, p resent a n d fut u re a re p rovided . The rea d e r can s u p p l y
the cond itio n a l , i m pe rfect (a n d other fo rms) by consulti n g the suffixes l i sted o n
page 247, e . g .
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S a m p l a f cao l a :
fu ighill 'utter, p ro n o u n ce' (fuigh/eann). imdheighil 'd isti n g u i sh' (imdheighlea n n ) .
saig h id ' i n cite, p rovoke' (saighdeann). tafainn 'ba rk' (taifneann) .
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These verbs a re synco pated verbs except that suffixes fo r the i st conj u g ation a re
added . F u rther exa m ples i nc l u d e :
adhair'adore , wors h i p' (adhrann), athadhain 're k i n d le' (athadh nann) , damhain
'ta m e , su bd u e' (damhnann) , dioghail 'ave n g e' (dioghlann), diong haibh 'wa rd off '
(diongbhann) , imdheaghail 'defe n d ' (imdheaghlann), ion nail 'was h , bathe' (ion lann),
sleabhac 'd roo p , fade' (slea bhcann), spadha r ' e n ra g e' (spadhrann), tog hail 'sack,
destroy' (toghlann), torcha i r 'fa l l , lay low' (torchra n n ) .
Exa m p l es o f s l e n d e r verbs:
fuighill 'utter, p ro n o u n ce' (fuighleann), imdheighil 'd isti n g u i s h ' (imdheighleann),
saighid 'i ncite, p rovoke' (saighdeann), tafainn 'ba rk' (taifnea n n ) .
A few exa m p les occ u r of verbs w h i c h a re not synco pated a n d w h i c h have seco n d
conj u gation suffixes: lorg 'search fo r' (lorgaionn) , suraic ' s u c k (down)' (suraicionn)
and gogail 'g o b b l e , cackle' - w h i c h is b roadened - (gogalaion n ) .
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gas/treamh searla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
268
gas/freamh eearla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
269
gas/freamh eearla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathargaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
270
gas/frl!amh eearla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
271
gas/freamh searla ainm briathartha aid iacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
I1
blaoscrUisc scalp blaoscrUscadh blaoscrUiscthe 15
blasaigh bloom phot. blasu blasaithe 10
blathaigh blossom, bloom blathu blathaithe 10
blath n a i g h beautity, smooth blath n u blathnaithe 10
bleaistea i l bleech bleaistea i l bleaistea i rte 81
bligh milk blf bl ite 76
bloca i l block blocail blocailte 81
blogh shatter bloghadh blog hta 14
blosc crack, explode bloscadh b losctha 14
bobail bob, trim bobail bobai lte 81
boca i l toss boca i t boccl i lte 81
bochta i g h impoverish bochtu bochtaithe 10
bocscli l box bocsclil bocsa i l te 81
bod h a i r deafen bodhradh bod h a rtha 20
bod h ra i g h deafen bodhru bodhraithe 10
bog move bogadh bogtha 14
bogaigead a i g h acidulate bogaigead u bogaigeadaithe 10
boilscigh bulge, innate boilsciU boilscithe 8
bolaigh smell, scent bolu bolaithe 10
bolca i n i g h vulcanize bolca i n i U bolccl i nithe 8
bolg bulge bolgadh bolgtha 14
bolta i l bolt bolta i l bolta i l te 81
bolta n a i g h smell, scent bolta n u boltanaithe 10
bombard a i g h bombard bombardu bombardaithe 10
bonnaigh walk, trot bonnU bonnaithe 10
borba i g h get angry borbu borbaithe 10
bord a i l board bord a i l bord a i lte 81
borr swell, increase borra d h borrtha 14
braca i l harrow brac a i l braca i lte 81
brada i g h steal, pilfer brad u bradaithe 10
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gas/treamh eearla ainm briathartha aid iacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
273
11 gas/freamh
stem/root
cailg
eearla
English
bite, sting
ainm briathartha
verbal noun
cailgeadh
aidiacht bhr.
verbal adjective
cailgthe
briathargaolta
verb type
17
cailigh qualify ccii l i U cailithe 25
caill lose cailleadh cail lte 17
ca.in fine, condemn caineadh cainte 17
cain niochta i g h quantify c a i nniochtU cain niochtaithe 21
c ci i n s i g h scold c ci i n s i U cainsithe 25
caintigh speak, address caintiU caintithe 25
caipitligh capitalize caipitl i U caipitlithe 25
cairea l a i g h quarry caireal U cairea laithe 21
cai rtfhosta i g h charter cai rtfhostU cai rtfhosta ithe 21
caisligh castle (chess) caisl i U caislithe 25
caisnigh frizz, curl caisn i O caisnithe 25
caith wear, spend, throw caitheamh caite 18
cciith winnow, spray caitheadh cilite 18
caith i g h belittle, revile cciith i U cciithithe 25
caithreci i l tong le caithreilil caithrecli lte 81
caithrE? i m i g h triumph caithre i m i U caithre i m ithe 25
caithrigh reach puberty eaithriU eaithrithe 25
eaitieeasm a i g h catechize eaitieeasm U eaitieeasmaithe 21
calabra i g h calibrate calabrU calabraithe 21
calaigh berth ea I LI ealaithe 21
cale caulk, cake calcadh calctha 19
calmaigh strengthen ealmU ealmaithe 21
cam bend, distort camad h camtha 19
camhraigh become tainted camhrU c a m h raithe 21
campail comp campail c a m p a i lte 81
can sing, chant canadh canta 19
ca n a i l cane c a n cl i l cancli lte 81
canalaigh canalize canal LI eancllaithe 21
eanera i g h vex. annoy eanerU cancralthe 21
eannaigh con cannU canna ithe 21
can6naigh canonize can6nU can6naithe 21
cantil i l grab, devour eantclil eantililte 81
eaoeh dau/e, wink caochadh caoehta 19
caochfhaith i m i g h slip-hem c.fhclith i m i U c.fhaithimithe 25
caoin cry, keen, caoineadh caoi nte 28
caoith i g h suit caoithiU caoithithe 25
caolaigh slenderize eaolU eaolaithe ,,
cao m h n a i g h preserve cao m h n U caomh:iaithe 21
car love cartha i n earth a 19
carada i g h befriend earadU caradaithe 21
carb6 1 a i g h carbolize earb61U earb61aithe 21
carb6 n a i g h carbonize carb6n U carb6naithe 21
carbra i g h carbuerate carbrO carbraithe 21
earera i g h incarerate carcrU earcraithe 21
eard il i l card, discuss card il i l eard cl i lte 81
earn heop, pile carnadh earntha 19
cart tan, clear out carta d h ca rta 111
cas twist, wind casadh casta 19
casa i g h deplore casu casaithe 21
easel i i encase, case ca.sail cascli l te 81
casaoid complain casaoid casaoidte 28
casiompa i g h retrograde casiompU casiompaithe 21
easm h U n l a i g h spin cas m h U n l U easm h U n l a ithe 21
cata l a i g h catalyze cata l U catala ithe 21
cath a i g h bottle, tempt cathO cathaithe 21
ceadaigh permit, allow ceadU ceadaithe 21
cfadcheap invent. rough-hew ceadcheapadh ceadcheaptha 19
ceadfa i g h sense ceadfu ceadfaithe 21
cead u n a i g h license cead U n U cead Unaithe 21
cea l a i g h cancel cealU cealaithe 21
cealg beguile, lull cealgadh cealgtha 19
ceangail tie, bind cea ngal ceangai lte 20
ceannaigh buy ceannach ceannaithe 21
eea n n a i g h identify efa n n U ceannaithe 21
cea n n e h o g a i n nibble, gnow ceannchogaint cea n n e h oga nta 20
cea nsaigh appease, control ceansU ceansaithe 21
ceantilil auction ceantilil ceantclilte 81
ceap invent, think cea padh ceaptha 19
cea rna i g h square cearnU cearnaithe 21
eearta i g h correct eeartU eeartaithe 21
ceas crucify, torment ceasadh ceasta 19
cea s l a i g h paddle (boot) ceaslU ceaslaithe 21
eeasnaigh complain eeasnU ceasnaithe 21
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gas;treamh searla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
275
gas/freamh searla ainm briathartha aid iacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
276
gas/freamh eearla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
277
gas/freamh eearla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
1
cra p l a i g h fetter, cripple c ra p l U cra p l a ithe 21
creach plunder. raid creac h a d h creachta 19
creachta i g h gash, wound creachtU creachtaithe 21
11
cream cremate crea madh creamtha 19
crean obtain, bestow crea nadh creanta 19
creath tremble creathadh creata 69
creat h n a i g h termble, quake creat h n U creathnaithe 21
i
creid believe crei d i U i n t creidte 28
crei d i U na i g h accredit crei d i U n U crei d i U naithe 21
creim gnaw, corrode crei meadh creimthe 28
crei m n e cl i l tack, baste crei m n e cl i l cre i m necl i l te 81
creimseclil nibble c reimseci i l c reimse.3i lte 81
cre- u m h a i g h bronze cre- u m h U cre-umhaithe 21
criathra i g h sieve, winnow criathrU criathraithe 21
cri n n contend with crinneadh crin nte 28
crfoc h a i g h demarcate crfoch U criochaithe 21
crioc h n a i g h finish, complete crfoc h n U crfochnaithe 21
crfon age, wither crio n a d h crionta 19
criosl a i g h girdle, enclose criosl U crioslaithe 21
criosta l a i g h crsytallize criosta l U criostalaithe 21
crith tremble, shake crith crite 18
crith lonra i g h shimmer crithlonrU crith l o n raithe 21
croch hang c rochadh crochta 19
cr6isecli l crochet cr6ise.3il cr6ise.3ilte 81
croith shake croitheadh croite 18
cram bend cromadh cromtha 19
cr6mchneasaigh chrome-plate c r6mch neasU cr6mchneasaithe 21
cr6 m leasa i g h chrome-tan cr6mleasU cr6 m l easaithe 21
c ro n a i g h /crot h n a i g h U miss cro n U /croth n U cronaithe /crothnaithe 21
cr6 n a i g h tan, darken cr6 n U c r6naithe 21
eras cross, forbid crosadh erasta 19
cros.3 i l cross cros.3i l croscl ilte 81
croscheistigh cross-question croscheistiU croscheistithe 25
crosg h rean cross-hatch crosg h reanadh crosg h reanta 19
crosph6ra i g h cross-breed crosph6rU crosph6raithe 21
cros-siol ra i g h intercross cros-sfol r U cros-sio l raithe 21
cros-toi rc h i g h cross-fertilize cros-to i rc h i U cros-toirchithe 25
cruach stack, pile cruachadh cruachta 19
cruaigh harden cruachan crua ite 26
cruan enamel cruanadh cruanta 19
cruashcidrclil ho rd-solder cruashcldrclil cruashcldrci i lte 81
crubail claw, paw crUb.3il crUbclilte 81
crUcclil hook, clutch crUcclil crUcci i l te 81
crUigh milk crU crU ite 16
crUigh shoe a horse crU crU ite 16
cruinnigh gather, collect cruinniU cruinnithe 27
crUsta i g h pelt crUstU crUstaithe 21
crUstci i l drub, belabour crUstciil crUstci i lte 81
cruth a i g h create, prove cruth U cruthaithe 21
278
gas/freamh searta ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
279
!I gas/treamh
stem/root
eearla
English
ainm briathartha
verbal noun
aidiacht bhr.
verbal adjective
briathar gaolta
verb type
280
gas;treamh searla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
281
gas/freamh eearla ainm briathartha aid iacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
282
gas/frt!amh searla ainm briathartha aid iacht bhr. briathar gaol ta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
283
gas/treamh eear1a ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
284
gas/treamh searla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
285
gas/treamh searla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
286
gas/treamh eearla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathargaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
287
gas;treamh searla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
288
gas;treamh Bl!arla ainm briathartha aid iacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
289
gas/freamh eearla ainm briathartha aid iacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
I
inisligh humble, abase i nisl i U i nisl ithe 58
iniUch scrutinize i n i Uc h a d h i n i Uchta 57
i n l eag inlay i n l eagadh i n l eagtha 57
i n neacsa i g h index i n neacsU i n n eacsaithe 62
i n neallfh u a i g h machine-sew i n neallfh u a i l i n neallfhua ite 26
i n n e a l l g h rea n engine-turn i n n ea l l g h reanadh i n neal l g h reanta 57
innill arrange, plot i n leadh i n nealta 59
i n n i U la i g h capacitate inniUIU i n n i U laithe 62
i n p h leasc implode i n p h l eascadh i n p h l easctha 57
i n rf i m n i g h converge i n rei m n i U i n re i m n i t h e 58
insamhail liken, imitate insamhladh i nsamhalta 24 + 61
/ i nsa m h l a i g h / i nsam h l u / insamhlaithe / 62
i n scriobh inscribe i n scrfobh inscrfofa 57 + 88
insea l b h a i g h invest, install insea l b h u insealbhaithe 62
insea m h n a i g h inseminate insea m h n U insea m h n a ithe 62
insil instil, infuse i n s i l ea d h i n s i lte 77
i nsfoth l a i g h infiltrate i n siot h l U i n sioth laithe 62
insligh insulate insliU i n s l ithe 58
i n stea l l inject i n stea l l a d h i n stea l lta 57
insuigh plu9 in insui i n s u ite 97
fobair sacrifice iobairt iobartha 61
foe pay lac ioctha 57
foe heal, cure foe ioctha 57
focleasai g h medicate, dress focleasU iocleasaithe 62
iodalaigh italicize iodalu iodalaithe 62
iog rai g h sensitize iog rU iog raithe 62
iolraigh multiply i o l rU i o l raithe 62
iomadaigh multiply iomadU iomadaithe 62
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gas/treamh searla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
291
gas/freamh eearla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
292
gas/treamh eearla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathargaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
293
gas/treamh eearla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathargaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
294
gas/freamh sear1a ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
295
gas/freamh eearla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
296
gas/frl!amh searla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
297
gas/freamh eearla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
298
gas;treamh searla ainm briathartha aid iacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
299
gas/treamh eearla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
300
gas/frl!amh eearla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
301
gas/freamh aearla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
302
gas/freamh eearla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
303
I
,.
304
gas/freamh searla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
305
gas/treamh eearla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathar gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
306
gas/treamh searta ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briathargaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
307
gas/treamh eearla ainm briathartha aidiacht bhr. briatha r gaolta
stem/root English verbal noun verbal adjective verb type
308
G RAM MAR SYNOPSIS
An a i m s i r chaite : T h e past t e n s e
1st conj . broad 1st conj . slender 2nd conj . broad 2nd conj . slender
th6g me chuir me chea n n a i g h me d'e i rig h m e
thog tu c h u i r tu chea n n a i g h tu d'ei rig h tu
th6g se/sf c h u i r se/sf chea n na i g h se/sf d'e i ri g h se/sf
th6gama r''' c h u i rea mar* chean nafomar* d'ei rfo m a r
th6g s i b h chuir sibh c h ea n n a i g h s i b h d'ei rig h s i b h
t h 6 g Siad c h u i r siad c h ea n n a i g h siad d'e i ri g h siad
t6g a d h c u i read h cea n n afod h e i rfod h , var h e i rfod h
'' Var th6g m u i d , c h u i r/c h ea n naig h/d'ei rig h m u id C. U
An a i m s i r laith reach : T h e p re s e n t t e n s e
t6g a i m c u i ri m cea n n afm ei rfm
t6ga n n tu c u i rea n n tu cea n nafo n n tu e i rfo n n tu
t6g a n n se/sf c u i rea n n se/sf cea n nafo n n se/sf e i rfo n n se/sf
t6ga i m i d * c u i ri m id ''' cea n nafm id* e i rfmid''
t6g a n n sibh c u i rea n n sibh cea n nafo n n sibh e i rfo n n sibh
t6g a n n siad c u i rea n n siad cea n n afo n n siad e i rfo n n Siad
t6gtar c u i rtea r cea n naftea r ei rftear
"Va r t6g a n n m u i d , c u i rea n n/cea n nafon n/ei rfo n n m u i d C, U
An a i m s i r fhaisti neach : Th e fu t u re t e n s e
t6gfa i d h m e c u i rfi d h me cea n n 6 i d h me e i reo i d h me
togfa i d h tu c u i rfi d h tu cea n n 6 i d h tu e i reu i d h tu
t6gfa i d h se/sf c u i rfi d h se/sf ccea n n 6 i d h se/sf e i reo i d h se/sf
t6gfa i m i d ''' c u i rfi m i d ''' cea n n 6 i m i d * e i reo i m i d
t6gfa i d h s i b h c u i rfi d h s i b h cea n n 6 i d h s i b h e i reo i d h s i b h
t6gfa i d h siad c u i rfi d h siad cea n n 6 i d h siad e i reo i d h Siad
t6gfa r c u i rfea r cea n n 6fa r ei reofa r
"Vart6gfa i d h m u i d , c u i rfi d h/cea n n 6 i d h/ei reo i d h m u id C. U
cea n n 6 i d h , e i reo i d h cean n6cha i d h , e i reoc h a i d h u
=
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ACHO I M RE G RAMADAf
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G RAM MAR SYN O P S I S
ghednfa idh 'wi l l d o', n i thednfaidh ; tch'fidh 'wi l l see', n i fheicfid h ; bhearfa idh 'wi l l g i ve',
n i thabharfaidh .
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Others i n c l u d e : fci choinne 'fo r' a r son 'fo r'. o r lorg 'afte r, l o o k i n g fo r' in aice 'be s i d e'
in ainneoin ' i n s p ite of ', imeasc 'among'. i gcuideachta ' i n the com pany of'.
S i m p l e p repositions take dative : leis an (hear with the m a n .
Co m p o u n d s u s u a l ly take g e n itive, i ndiaidh an fhir afte r the m a n , b u t i f co m po u n d
prepositi o n e n d s i n a s i m p l e prepositi o n , t h e n dative fo l l ows: fci dtaobh den (hear
about the m a n , = margheall a ran (hear.
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An tAi n mfhocal : Th e N o u n
( i i ) asp.art
The a s p i rati ng fo rms of the article place h afte r th e l etters b, c, (, g, m a n d
p ( a s i n o rd i na ry a s p i rati o n ) but d- a n d t- a re u naffected . w h i l e t i s p l aced befo re
'm utable' s- ( i . e . a l l forms of s- except sc- . sm-, sp- a n d st-) . Vowels a re not affected .
N o rn . fe m . s g .
br6g 2f'sh oe', a n bhr6g 'the sh oe'; farraige 4f'sea', an fharraige 'the sea';
sraid 2( an ts raid 'the street'; ait 2f. an ait 'the p l ace'.
Dat. sg . masc. &.. fe m . - U l ster I rish
leis an athair 'with the father', san ait ' i n the place'; leis an bhalla 'with the wa l l '.
faoin bhr6g ' u n d e r the s h oe' (o l d e r faoin bhr6ig) , ag an fhear 'at the ma n', as an
fharraige 'out of the sea', sa tseomra 'in the roo m ', a r an tsraid 'on the street'. I n
otl1er d i a l ects ecl i psis can occ u r. a g a n bhfear. leis a n m bean etc .
Gen . sg . masc. ( N B g e n . s g . g iven i n the d icti o n a ry)
barr an bhalla 'the top of the wa l l ', teach an fhi r 'th e ma n's h o u se',
doras an tseom ra 'the door of the roo m ', carr an athar 'the fat h e r's ca r'.
( i i i) h befo re vowe l
G e n . sg . fe m .
m u i ntir n a haite 'the peo p l e of the p l ace', doras n a hoifige 'th e office door' -
consona nts a re u naffected , barr na sraide 'the top of the street'.
N o rn . &.. dat. p l . (masc. &.. fem . )
(leis) n a haithreacha '(with) t h e fathe rs', (s)na hoifigi '(in) t h e offi ces',
(do) na fi r '(for) the m e n', (faoi) na sraideanna ' ( u n d e r) the streets'.
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(iv) eclipsis
Gen. pl. m. &.. f. (NB use pl o r gpl for t h i s fo rm).
n- befo re vowe l s : baruil na n-aithreacha 'the fat h e rs' o p i n i o n', ag glanadh
na n-oifigi 'clea n i n g the offi ces'.
mb, ge, nd , bhf, ng , bp, dt
'bal lai 'wa l l s', barr na mballai'the top of the wa l l s'; br6ga 'shoes', luach
na m br6g 'th e p rice of the shoes'; cosa 'feet', ag ni na gees 'was h i n g the feet';
fi r ' m e n', teach na bhfear 'the m e n's ho use'
Roi n nt a i n mfhocal sa m p l ac h : S o m e sa m p l e n o u n s
bad6ir 3 m boatm a n , g s -6ra , p l -i
nom an bad6 i r na bad6iri
dat leis an bhad6ir0 leis na bad6iri
gen carr an bhad6ra teach na m bad6iri
voe a bhad6ir a bhad6iri
bana ltra 4f n u rse, gs -. pl -i
nom an bhana ltra na banaltrai
dat don bhanaltra d o na bana ltrai
gen c6ta na bana ltra teach na m banaltrai
voe a bhanaltra a bhanaltrai
aire 4m (govern m e nt) m i n i ster, gs -, pl -ri
nom a n t-ai re na hairi
dat chuig a n a i re c h u i g na hairi
gen oifig a n aire oifigi na n-airi
voe a a ire a airi
i n ion 2f d a u g hter, gs inine, pl -a cha ( N B nion U , gs nine, pl n ionacha)
nom a n i n ion na h i nionacha
dat ag a n inion ag na h i n ionacha
gen carr na h i nine carr na n-i nionacha
voe a i n ion a i n ionacha
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The n o m i native p l u ral fo rms add -a o r -e (-u il > -u la) and do not normally aspirate .
Fad a ' l o n g ' has same sg . a n d p l .
c6tai m6ra b i g coats
lei nte maithe good s h i rts
tithe fada l o n g h o u ses
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S o m e adj ectives c o m e befo re n o u n , e . g . sean- ' o l d ', d roch- ' b a d '. These a re
s a m e fo r sg . a n d p l . : seanbhal la(i) ' o l d wa l l s', d rochsheomra(i) ' b a d roo m s'.