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(a). Defective
tenses or parts.
Aria, said.
had
Theab, [almost),
had
[nearly),
♦Tiugainn, come
Is, bu; is, was.
♦Trobhad,
come hither.
"Thugad, get out
look out
*SIuthad, go on ;
proceed.
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DEFECTIVE VERBS.
Verbs are incomplete, having only some
Those in common use are :—
Used only in the Past Indicative
{(Affirmative) ; as, arsa mise, said I;
ars esan, said he.
Used only in the Past Indicative
f (Affirmative and Negative) ; as,
< theab mi tuiteam, I nearly fell; an do
theab e tuiteam ? did he almost fall ?
Used only in the Second Person
singular and plural of the Impera-
] tive; as, tiugainn, come thou ;
v- tiugainnibh, come ye.
I”-The assertive form of the Verb, Bi—
J used only in the Present and Past
Indicative ; as, is mi, it is I ; bu tu
it was thou, etc.
fTrobhad so, a’ ghille bhig.
\ come here, my little man.
! f Thugad ! an t-each !
! \ get out! here’s the horse !
JSiuthad, greas ort!
\ go on, hurry up !
DEFECTIVE AUXILIARY VERBS.
(b). The verbs corresponding to the English verbs may,
must, can, ought, are as follows :—
Independent Form. Present Tense. Dependent Form.
Faodaidh mi, thu, etc. Faod.
I, thou, he, etc., may.
F&umaidh mi, thu, etc. Feum.
I, thou, he, etc., must.
Imiridh mi, thu, etc. Imir.
I, thou, he, etc., must.
•Interesting words that are not real verbs, but have come to
acquire a verbal force, with meaning given above.