Blair Collection > Treas leabhar Gaedhilge

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Ex. IV. — i. I was to-day where (lit. in a place) I
used be long ago. 2. They were the men who were
on the street that time. 3. Whether (was) I the
man who used be there ? 4. I was not the man.
5. Used I to be there ? 6. You used not be usually
there. 7. Was it you {pi.) who used be there long
ago ? 8. Was it not {whether not [past]) yourself
who used to be there? 9. It (was not) I indeed.
10. May it not be he ? That thou mayst be safe.
Ex. V. — 1. The assistance of God is nearer
than the door. 2. YesieTday was a fine
day. 3. Whether (is it) they who are there ?
4. They are not the men, but they are the women
who were there. 5. We are young and healthy,
but they are rich. 6. Necessity has no law {is not
at, &c). 7. We used not to be so {as this).
8. I am {hab.) in good health, thanks to God.
9. They are not sick now, but they are weak yet.
10. Ye are young and strong.
Ex. VII. — 1. (Whether) wert thou {syn.)
at the rock? 2. I was not myself at the rock,
although my people used to be in that place in
time long since. 3. Used they be usually there?
He says that they were young. 5. That you
(sing) may be well, and that you may be long-lived.
6. They were well (in health) but they were not
rich. 7. I have not been {I was not, hab.) well
since I left my own country. 8. You used to be
going from town to town. 9. It is true that,
indeed, but I was not yet in a place like this place.
10. Were ye not {hab.) at that time rich enough ?
Ex. VIII. — Was his head gray? 2. His head
was not gray that time, buj U is gray now.