Matheson Collection > Gaelic grammar, containing the parts of speech and the general principles of phonology and etymology, with a chapter on proper and place names

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The length and breadth of thy back of that land which has
been promised thee : — Am Fear-Ciùil 139.
Bha sud la agus chaidh am fear a b'òige air chali —
One day the youngest one was lost :■ — Cos. 130
Is iomadh deoch-slàint mhath a chaidh òl —
Many is the good-health that was drunk : — Mac-Cor. 51
6. A synthetic Past Passive in-as (rarely-adh) is formed from
the Perf. Act. of irregular verbs. This formation follows the
analogy of O.G. Perf. Passives, e.g. rocloss — it has been heard ;
adcess — it has been seen.
(a) It is chiefly used relatively :
Mar fhuaras Bran — How Bran was fotind : — Waifs III. 16
Is maith a fhuaras agad e — Well done ! — Mac Cor. 48
Ceutaidh Nach fhacas learn fein fa m' choir —
Gracefulness That had not been seen by me at close quarters : —
S.O. 285^37.
'S e 'n ceòl bu bhinne chualas —
It is the sweetest music that has been heard : — D. Ban 406, 15
O dhealradh glòir nan aingeal sin a chunnacas air uairibh
'san t-saoghal so —
From the glorious brightness of those angels that have been
seen sometimes in this world : — L.C. 166
Air gach làrach lom
Am facas uair mo chàirdean treun —
On every desolate site where once were seen my stitrdy kin : —
ib. 71
But it is also used :
(b) absolutely :
Chualas an guth so bliadhna an deidh bliadhna o'n uair sin —
This voice has been heard year after year since then : —
Arab. II. 79
Leughas litir naigheachd leinn —
A news letter was read by tis : — S.O. 282i's
Chunnacas a' seòladh o'n lear
Curach ceo agus bean ann —
One saw sailing from the expanse
A misty coracle with a lady on board : — ^ib. 98*38