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Subjunctive Mood.
Absolute Dependent
(and after clia and i-el. a). (after am, nach, na!m, nncr).
1 Ijhithiiin, / irnuld he bithiiiii
2 bhitheadh or Ijhiodh t\\ bitheadh or ])iodh t\i
3 bhitheadh or bhiodh e, i bitheadh or biodh e, i
1 bhitheamaid or bhioinaid bitheamaid or bioniaid
2 bhitheadh or bhiodh sibh ])itheadh or liiodh silih
3 bhitheadh or bhiodh iad l)itlieadli or biodh iad
Imperative Mood.
Singular. Plural.
1 bitheain, let me he bitheamaid
2 bi, he l)ithibh or biobli
3 bitheadh, biodh e, i, let him he bitheadh, biodh iad
Infinitive — bith, being ; a bhith, to he.
The verb "to be" has the impersonal forms tlmtar (thàthar)
and beilear, there is; hitear (bit/iear), there will be, let there
be ; and hkàtar (bhàfhar) and robhar, there was.
CONJUGATION.
To conjugate a Gaelic verb the parts to be given are the
imperative, fut. and past indicative, and the infinitive. With
the regular verbs the imperative and infinitive are sufticient.
There are two conjugations— the Consonant Conjugation,
Avhere the verb ])egius with any consonant save f/ the Vowel
Conjugation, where the verb begins with a vowel or with/.
Consonant Conjugation.
buail, strike.
ACTIVE VOICE.
Indicative.
Absolute. Dependent.
Future 1, 2, 3 buailidh mi, tu, kc. buail mi, thu, ite.
Rel. bhuaileas mi, tu, etc. bhuail ( - eha)
Past 1, 2, 3 bhuail mi, thu, <kc. do bhuail
Subju7ictive.
. ^ fj^'^'f , , , Dependent.
(and after eha and rel. a).
Sing. 1 bhuailinn, / voidd strike 1 buailinn, / should strike
2, 3 bhuaileadh tu, e, i 2, 3 buaileadh