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OF THE PARTS OF SPEECH.
The other Pronouns are as follows :
Relative. Demonstrative. Interrogative.
N. A, who, which, t/uzt. So, this, these. Co? wfio ?
G.&D. An. Sin, that,tfu)se. Cia? which ?
Nach, wlw not, Siid, ud, yon. Ciod, creud,
which not. w'utt ?
Na, that which,
what.
Lukfinite. Compound.
Eigin,«o»«?. E so, this one, m. E sud, yon one, m.
^P^'f I whoever. I so, this one, f. I sud, yon one, f.
CiabeJ
Eile, other. lad so, these. lad sud, yon, pi.
5^'^]' I eacLevertj.E sin, ffiatone,m. Càch eile, the rest.
Cach j , ,.,
Càch,otfiers,therest.laàsm,tIwse, Cach a cheile,
Cuid, sotne. each other.
CHAP, v.— OF VERBS.
The Verb in Gaelic, as in other languages, is de-
clined by Voices, Moods, Tenses, Numbers, and Per-
Tlie Voices are two ; Active and Passive.
The Moods are five; the Affirmative or Indica-
tive, the Negative or Interrogative, the Subjunctive,
the Imperative, and the Infinitive. Many, but not
all Transitive Verbs have a Passive Participle.
The Tenses are three ; the Present, the Preterite,
and the Future.
The Numbers are two ; Singular and Plural.
The Persons are three ; First, Second, and Third.
The distinction of number and person take place
only in a few tenses.
The inflections of Verbs, like those of nouns, are
made by changes at the beginning, and on the ter-
mination.
The changes on the termination are made accord -
inn- to one model, and by the same rules. But for
the sake of stating some diversity in the initial
changes, it may be convenient to arrange the verbs
in two conjugations : whereof the first comprehends
those verbs which begin with a consonant ; the se-
cond, those verbs which begin with a vowel. Verbs
beginning with/, followed by a vowel are ranged un-
der the second conjugation, along with verbs begin-
Bi' be, which is used as an auxiliary to
declined as follows :
Plur. Plur.
1. Tha Sinn, Bha sinn,
2. Tha sibh, Bha sibh,
" Tha iad. Bha iad.
ning with a vowel.
Plur.
Bithidh sinn,
Bithidh sibh,
Bithidh siad.
Affirmative or Indicative Mood.
Present. Preterite. Future.
Sing. Sing. Sing.
1 . Tha mi, lam, Bha mi, / was, Bithidh mi, IwUl be,
2. Tha thu, Bha thu, Bithidh tu,
3. Tha e ; Bha e ; Bithidli se ;
Negatii
Present.
Sing.
1 Bheil mi, /fl
2 Bheil thu,
3 Bheil e ;
Plur.
Ì Bheil sinn,
2 Bheil sibh,
3 Bheil iad.
r Interrogative Mood.
Preterite.
Sing,
am not, Robh mi, / ic
Robh thu,
Robh e ;
Plur.
Robh sinn,
Robh sibh,
Robh iad.
Sing.
fBi mi, I shall not he.
I Bi thu,
Preterite or Imperfect.
1 m^\thmn,iioouldbe,
2 Bhitheadh tu,
3 Bhitheadh e ;
Phtr.
1 Bhitheamaid,
Bhitheadh sinn,
2 Bhitheadli sibh,
3 Bhitheadli iad.
Imperative Mood.
Sing.
1 Bitheam, let me be,
2 Bi, bi thusa,
3 Bitheadh e ;
Plur.
1 Bitheamaid,
2 Bithibh,
3 Bitheadh iad.
Future.
Mabhitheas mi. If I shall be.
Bhitheas tu,
Bhitheas e ;
Plur.
Bhitheas sinn,
Bith, being.
Do bhith, \ ,
A bhith, j" '" "^'
Gu bhith, Ì , .
Gu bith I '
Air bhith, Ì n ?, ■ .
Air bith, r-^'**"'^'*^'
O hhithjjrom being, &c.
COMPOUND TENSES.
Affirmative Mood.
Present.
Singular.
1 Tha mi air bith, / have been, &c.