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RUDIMENTS OF GAELIC GRAMMAR.
a Phaisgteadh thu, thou mightst, couldst,
wouldst or shoiUdst, be wrapped.
3. Phaisgteadh e, i, he or she might, could,
would or should, be wrapped.
1. Phaisgteadh sinn, we might, could, would
or should be wrapped.
S. Phaisgteadh sibh, yoti, might, could,
would or should be ivrapped.
3. Phaisgteadh iad, they might, coidd,
would or should be wrapped.
Future Tense.— Sobjunctive Mood.
Ma phaisgear mi, if I be wrapped.
Ma phaisgear sinn, if we be wrapped.
Imperative Mood.
1. Paisgtear or pasgar mise, let me be wrap-
ped.
2. Paisgtear sinn, let us be wrapped.
Participles — Paisgte, wrapped; or,
air a phasgadh, he being wrapped ; or, air a
jt&sg&dh, she being wrapped; air do phasg,
adh, you being ivrapped.
The same verb may be declined with the
verb to be, for the Present Tense ; thus.
Sing, and Plur.
1. Tha mi pasgadh, lam wrapping, &c.
2. Tha thu pasgadh, thou art, &c.
3. Tha e, i, pasgadh, he wraps or is, &e.
1. Tha sinn a' pasgadh, we are wrapping.
2. Tha sibh a' pasgadh, ye are wrapping.
3. Tha iad a' pasgadh, they are wrapping.
Note The a' for ag is left out after
vowels.— All the rest of the tenses and
moods may be thus gone through.
Present Tense.
Siiig. and Plur.—i' pasgadh.
1. Tha mi, &c. I am wrapping.
2. Tha thu, thou art wrapping.
3. Tha e, i, he, she, or it is wrapping.
1. Tha sinn, we are wrapping.
2. Tha sibh, ye are wrapping.
3. Tha iad, they are wrapping.
• Past Tense.
Sing, and Plur. — a' pasgadh.
1. Bha mi, &c. / was wrapping.
2. Bha thu, thou wert wrapping.
5. Bha e, i, he was wrapping.
1. Bha Sinn, we were wrapping.
2. Bha sibh, ye were wrapping.
3. Bha iad, they were wrapping.
* This verb and faic, see, have a Present
Tense ; thus, chi mi, / see or shall see ; ehl
thu dithisd, thou seest two ; chi mi iad a'
tighinn, / see them coming.
Future.
Sing.'and Plur. — a' pasgadh.
1. Bithidh mi, &c. I shall be wrapping.
2. Bithidh thu, thou shall be wrapping.
3. Bithidh e, i, he shall be wrapping.
1. Bithidh sinn, we shall be wrapping.
2. Bithibh sibh, ye shall be wrapping.
3. Bithidh iad, they shall be wrapping.
Interrogative.
Sing, and Plur.— a.' pasgadh.
1. Am bheil mi, c&c. am I wrapping?
2. Am bheil thu, art thou wrapping ?
3. Am bheil e, i, is he or she wrapping?
1. Am bheil sinn, are we wrapping?
2. Am bheil sibh, are ye or you wrapping?
3. Am bheil iad, are they wrapping ?
Neuavtive or Interrogative.
Present.— a' pasgadh.
Am bheil mi, &c. am I wrapping?
Am bheil thu, art thou wrapping ?
Am bheil e, i, is he or she wrapping^
Am bheil sinn, are we wrapping}
Am bheil sibh, are you wrapping ?
Am bheil iad, are they wrapping ?
Past,— a' pasgadh.
An robh mi, &c. was I wrapping'!
An robh thu, wast thou wrapping!
An robh e, i, was he or she wrapping ?
An robh sinn, were we wrapping ?
An robh sibh, were ye wrapping!
An robh iad, were they wrapping?
Future Tense.— Interrogative and
Negative.
Sing, and Plur.
Am bi mi a' pasgadh, shall I be wrapping ?
Am bi thu a' pasgadh, shall thou be
Am bi e, i, a' pasgadh, shall he be
Am bi sinn a' pasgadh, shall we be
Am bi sibh a' pasgadh, shall ye be
Am bi iad a' pasgadh, shall they be
Present.
Sing, and Plur.
Cha'n 'eil mi a' pasgadh, I am not turapping.
Cha 'u 'eil thu a' pasgadh, thou art not
Cha 'n 'eil e, i, a' pasgadh, he is not
Cha 'n 'eil sinn a' pasgadh, we are not
Cha 'n 'eil sibh a' pasgadh, you are not
Cha 'n 'eil iad a' pasgadh, they are not
Past.
Sing, and Plur.
Cha robh sinn a' p. sgad'i, / was not wrap-
ping.
Cha robh thu a' pasgadh, thou wert not
Cha robh e a' pa gadh, he was not
Cha robh sinn a' pasgadh, we were not
Cha roi'h sibh a pasgadh, you were not
Cha tobh iad a' pasgadh, they were not