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RUDIMENTS OF GAELIC GRAMMAR.
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Sing, and Plur,
Cha dubhairt mi, / said not or did not say.
Cha dubhairt thu, thou saidst not or didst
Cha dubhairt e, he said not or did not say.
Cha dubhairt sinn, we said not or did not
Cha dubhairt sibh, ye said not or did not
Cha dubhairt iad, they said not or did not
Future.
Sing, and Plur,
An abair mi, shall or will I say ?
An abair thu, shall or wilt thou say ?
An abair e, shall or mil he say ?
An abair smn, shall or will we iay ?
An abair sibh, shall or will ye say ?
An abair iad, shall or wUl they say ?
Sing, and Plur.
Nach abair mi, shall or u'W / not say ?
Nach abair thu, shall or u'i'/ thou not say't
Nach abair e, shall or u'W /;f not say Ì
Nach abair sinn, shall or uiiV/ we not say ?
Nach abair sibh, shall or u'i« )/e Twt say *
Nach abair iad, shall or it'i^i iA«/ ^ot say 1
Sing, and Plur.
Cha 'n abair mi, / shall or will not say.
Cha 'n abair thu, thou shall or wilt not say.
Cha 'n abair e, he shall or will not say.
Cha 'n abair sinn, we shall or will not say.
Cha 'n abair sibh, ye shall or will not sat/.
Cha 'n almir iad, they shall or will not say,
SuBJt.NCTivE Mood.
Past.
Sing, end Plur.
Theirinn, / would say.
Theireadh tu, thou wouldst say.
Theireadh e, he would say.
Theireamaid, we would say.
Theireadh sibh, ye would say.
Theireadh iad, they would say.
Sing, and Plur.
Nach abairinn, abrainn, would I not say Ì
Nach abaireadh, abradh tu, wouldst thou
Nach abaireadh, abradh e, would he not
Nach abairearaaid, abraraaid, would we not
Nach abaireadh, abradh sibh, would ye not
Nach abaireadh, abradh iad, would they not
Sing, and Plur.
Nan abairinn, abrainn, if I would say.
Nan abaireadh, abradh tu, if thou wouldst
Nan abaireadh, abradh e, if he would
Nan abaireamaid, abramaid, if we would say
Nan abaireadh, abradh sibh, if ye would say
Nan abaireadh, abradh iad, if they would say
FOTURE
Sing, and Ptuf.
Ma their mi, if! shall or wUl say.
Ma their tu, if thou shalt or wilt say.
Ma their e, if he shall or uitll say.
Ma their sinn, i/" joe shall or will say.
Ma their sibh, if ye shaU or will say.
Ma their iad, if they shall or uiill say.
Imperative Mood.
Sing, and Plur.
Abaiream, abram, let me say.
Abair, say thou.
Abaireadh, abradh e, let him say.
Abaireamaid, abramaid, let us say,
Abairibh, abraibh, say ye.
Abaireadh, abradh iad, let them say.
iNPiMiTivE Mood.
A radh or a ghràdh, to say.
Participle.
Ag radh or a' gràdh, saying.
Passive Voice.
Affirmative or Indicative Mood
Past.
Thuirteadn e, it was taid.
Future.
Theirear e, it shall be said.
Negative or Interrogative Mood.
Past.
An d' thuirteadh e, was it said ?
Nach d' thuirteadh e, was it not said ?
Cha d' thuirteadh e, it was not said.
Future.
An abairear, abrar e, shall it be said ?
Nach abairear, abrar e, s/iall it not be said '
Cha 'n abairear, abrar, e, it shall not be said
Subjunctive Mood.
Past.
Theirteadh e, it would be said.
Nan abairteadh e, if it would be said.
Future.
Ma theirear e, if it shall be said.
Imperative Mood.
Abairear, abrar e, let it be said.
Defective Verbs.
Defective Verbs are, or-ia (orsus Latin and
arsa is a cousin to aigcach) diugainn, come
along; theahh, had almost; fa.oda.idh,I may ;
imridb, feum, feuraaidh, is fheudar, to be
obliged, must, it behoves, are rather imper-
sonal verbs.
Sing, and Plur.
Orsa mise, said I.
Orsa thusa, saidst thou.
Orsa esan, said he.
Orsa sinn.ne, said we.
Orsa sibhse, said you.
Orsa iadsan, said they.