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GAELIC GRAMMAR. 27
Subjunctive Mood.
Past. Phaisg-inn, -eaclli tu, e ; &c,, / might, could, or
ivould fold.
Future. Ma Phaisg-eas mi, tu, e ; &c. If I shall or
IV ill fold.
*^* Nam gives another value to the past tense. Nam
Paisginn, If I ivere to fold, is the purely Conditional form.
Imperative. Infinitive.
Paisgeam, Let me fold. A Pasgadh, Folding ; to fold.
Paisg, Fold thou.
Paisgeadh e, Let him fold.
Passive Voice.
Indicative.
Past. Phaisgeadh mi, thu, &c., I was folded.
Future. Paisgear mi, thu, &c.; I shall -or uill he folded.
ISTegative or Interrogative.
Past. Cha do Phaisgeadh mi, thu, &c., / teas not
folded.
Future. Am Paisgear mi, thu, &c., Shall He folded.
Subjunctive.
Past. Phaisgteadh mi, thu, &c., / could or tuould he
folded.
Future. Ma Phaisgear mi, thu, &c., If I shall he folded.
Imperative.
Past. Paisgtear mi, thu, &c., Let me he folded.
Participle.
Paisgte, folded.
There is no form for the Present Tense in Gaelic ; the
Future form is often used instead, thus, Chi mi thu, / see
you, really means / shcdl see you. The present is exj)ressed
by the verb "to be" with the Infinitive, thus, Tha mi (ag)
tighinn, / am coming ; Tha mi 'falbh, / am going, &c. All
the tenses of the verb may be foi-med in the same way.