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Questions.
De ’n sedrsa rud tha so ?
What sort of thing is this?
D4 ’n dath tha air a’
ph&ipear ? air an leabhar ?
air an dorus? etc
What colour is on the
paper ? on the book ?
on the door ? etc., etc.
Answers.
Cat dubh, or
Tha cat dubh, or
Is e so cat dubh, etc.
/•Dearg, or
Dath dearg, or
Tha dath dearg, or
Is e dath dearg a tha air
a’ ph&ipear, air an
^ leabhar, air an dorus, etc.
Other questions of a similar type should now be framed
to bring into practice the various words employed in this
section ; the various forms of answering questions should
be freely used.
20. THE FORMS OF THE VERB.
The Gaelic Verb has three forms :—
1. The Independent (or Absolute) Form—which can
be used as the first word in a sentence.
E.G. Bha mi, I was ; Bhuail mi, I struck.
2. The Dependent—which is used in subordinate clauses
•r after particles.
E.G. A bhtil mi ? Am I ?
Thubhairt e nach robh an cu luath—he said that
the dog was not swift.
3. The Relative Form—so called because it is the form
used after relative pronouns.
E.G. Am fear a bhitheas dubh, cha bhi e ban.
Literally—The man who will be black, he will not be fair.
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