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GAELIC GRAMMAR.
Tha iad ag radh gu’n do ghlacadh e. They say (that) he
was caught.
Gha, chain, nach. Na, which is in the composition of these
particles, negatives the immediately preceding list. Nach is
the form which is used when the verb is a Limitation. Gha
and cAa’?i—the former before Consonants, and the latter before
Vowels—are the forms used when the Verb is not a Limitation
(IT 269).
Cha ghlac mi e. I will not catch him.
Cha’n 61 mi e. I will not drink it.
Tha iad ag radh nach glac mi e. They say (that) I will not
catch him.
Am fear nach The man (whom) they will not catch.
Cha ghlacar e. He will not be caught.
Tha iad ag radh nach glacar e. They say (that) he will not
be caught.
Am fear nach glacar le6. The man who will not be caught
by them.
Cha ghlacadh iad e. They would not catch him.
Tha iad ag radh nach glacadh iad e. They say they would
not catch him.
Am fear nach The man (whom) they would not catch.
Cha ghlacteadh e. He would not be caught.
Tha iad ag radh nach glacteadh e. They say (that) he would
not be caught.
Cha do ghlac iad e. They did not catch him.
Tha iad ag radh nach do ghlac iad e. They say (that) they
did not catch him.
Am fear nach do ghlac/The man (whom) they did not catch,
iad (IT 3l3t). IThe man who did not catch them.
Cha do ghlacadh e. He was not caught.
Tha iad ag radh nach do ghlacadh e. They say (that) he was
not caught.
Am fear nach do ghlacadh le6. The man who was not caught
by them.
Nach. An, which enters into the composition of this particle
at its beginning, adds the power of the Article to the immediately
iad (f 313f).
iThe man who will not catch them.
iad (t 313+).
.The man who would not catch them.