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RUDIMENTS OF GAELIC GRAMMAR.
Negative or Interrogative Mood.
An d'-chad, &c
Past.
Sing, and Plur.
An d'aom mi, did I incline ?
An d'aom thu, didst thuu incline ?
An d'aom e, i, did he incline?
An d'aom sinn, did we incline?
An d'aom sibh, did you incline ?
An d'aom iad, did they incline ?
Sing, and Plur,
Cha d'aom mi, 7 did not incline.
Cha d'aom thu, thou didst not incline.
Cha d'aom e, i, he or she did not incline.
Cha d'aom sinn, we did not incline.
Cha d'aom sibh, ye did not incline.
Cha d'aom iad, thfy did not incline.
Sing, and Plur.
Nach d'aom mi, did I not incline ?
Nach d'aom thu, didst thou not incline ?
Nach d'aom e, i, did he or she not incline '-.
Nach d'aom sinn, did we not incline ?
Nach d'aom sibh, did ye not incline?
Nach d'aom iad, did they not incline ?
Future.
Sing, and Plur.
An aom mi, shall I incline?
An aom thu, shall thou incline ?
An aom e, shall he incline ?
An aom sinn, shall we incline ?
An aom sibh, shall ye incline ?
An aom iad, shall they incline ?
Sing, and Plur.
Cha'u aom mi, I shall not incline.
Cha'n aom thu, thou shall not incline,
Cha'n aom e, he shall not incline.
Cha'n aom sinn, we shall not incline.
Cha'n aom sibh, ye shall not incline.
Cha'n aom iad, they shall not incline.
Sing, and Plur.
Nach aom mi, shall I not incline?
Nach aom thu, shall thou not incline?
Nach aom e, i, shall he not incline?
Nach aom sinn, shal! we not incline?
Nach aom sibh, shall ye not incline ?
Nach aom iad, shall they not incline?
Subjunctive Mood.
Past.
Sing, and Plur.
Dh' aomain, 7 would or could incline.''
Dh' aomadh tu, thou wouldst incline.
Dh' aomadh e, he would incline.
Dh' aomadh sinn, we would incline,
Dh' aomadh sibh, you would incline. '
Dh" aomadh iad, they would incline.
Future.
Sing, and Plur.
Ma dh'aomas mi, if Undine.
Ma dh'aomas tu, if thou inclinest.
Ma dh'aomas e, ijhe inclines.
Ma dh'aomas sinn, if we incline.
Ma dli'aomas sibh, if you incline.
Ma dh'aomas iad, if they incline.
Imp. Mood. Aomam, let me incline;
aom, aom thusa, incline thou ; aomadh e,
let him incline; aomamaid, let us incline;
aomaibh, incline ye or you — aomadh iad,
let than incline.
Infin. a dh' aomadh, to incline ; Part.
aomadh ag aomadh, inclining.
Passive Voice — Indicative Mood.
Past Tense. Dh* aomadh mi, I was pre-
vailed upon ; dh'aomadh thu, you were
prevailed upon ; dh'aomadh c, he was pre-
vailed upon, SfC.
Neg. or Inter. Mood. Cha d' aomadh
e, he was Jiot prevailed upon ; cha d' aom-
adh iad, ihey were not prevailed upon.
Nach D" aomadh e, was he not prevailed
upon ; nach d' aomadh iad, were we not pre-
vailed upon.
TuTURE. Cha'n aoniarmi, thu, e, i, thou,
he, or she shall not be prevailed upon ; nach
aomar iad, shall they not be prevailed upon.
Of Irregular Verbs.
The Irregular Verbs are reckoned ten ;
seven of the first conjugation, viz. dean,
cluinn, beir, rach, ruig,thig or thalla, thoir,
or thobhair ; and three of the second, viz.
faiCjfaigh, abair.
The Firt Conjugation.
Deaìì, make.
Active Voice — Affirmative or Indi-
cative Mood.
Past.
Sing, and Plur.
1. Rinn mi, 7 made or did.
2. Rinn thu, thou tnadest or didst.
3. Rinn e, he made or did. '
1. Rinn sinn, ive made or did.
2. Rinn sibh, ye made or did. '
3. Rinn iad, they made or did.
Future.
Sing, and Plur.
Ni mi, 7 shall or will make or do.
Ni thu, thou Shalt or wilt make or da.
Ni e, he shall or will make or do.
Ni sinn, we shall or will make or do.
Ni sibh, ye shall or will make or do.
Ni iad, they shall or will make or do,
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