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Part II.] OF SPEECH. 103
It will afford fatlsfadllon to the grammatical reader, to
fee how correftly the various modifications of time, as
diftinguiflied and arranged by Mr Harris, are exprefTed in
the Gaelic verb, by the auxiliaries, 'hi' he^ and 'dor going.
See Hermts B, I. c. 7.
Aoriji of tl. Frefent.
TuTTTUy I ftrike, •
Jori/I of the Pafi.
'Lt\j-\(x, I ftruck, Bhuail mi.
Aorift cf the Future.
T-o-\a^ I fliall ftrike, Buallidh mi.
Inceptive Prefent.
ìAiKKa TVTTTeiv, I am going to ftrike, Ta mi del abhualadh.
Middle or extended Prefent.
Tvyx^va tv-tttoiv, I am ftriking, Ta ml ag bualadh.
Completive Prefent,
Teryf a, I have ftruck, Ta mi iar bualadh.
Inceptive Pafi.
Ey.iKKOY rvTTTc-iv, I was going to ftrike, Bha mi dol a bhaal-
adh.
Middle cr extended Pafi.
Etvtttoy, I was ftriking, Bha mi ag bualadh.
Completive Pajl.
Emvtpeiy, I had ftruck, Bha mi iar bualadh.
Inceptive Future.
MiKhma TVTTetYj I fhall be going to Bithidh mi dol a
ftrike, bhualadh.
Middle or extended Future.
Ecroy.xi tvtttuv, I ftiall be ftriking, Bithidh mi ag bual-
adh.
Completive Future.
Eto/xxi TtTV(p(^^, I fliall have ftruck, Bithidh mi iar bual-
adh.
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