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96 ETYMOLOGY.
FOCLACHADH.
SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD.
ACTIVE VOICE.
Past Tense. —
Singular.
Phaisginn,* / would or could
fold.
Phaisgeadh tu, thou wouldst
or couldst fold.
Phaisgeadh è, he would or could
fold.
Plural.
Phaisgeamaid, or ì we would or
Phaisgeadh sìnn, J couldfold.
Phaisgeadh sìbh, ye would or
couldfold.
Phaisgeadh ìad, they would or
could fold.
So, dhiùlta«Vm, &c.
INTERROGATIVE FORM.
Am paisginn ? would I fold ?
&c.
NEGATIVE FORMS.
Cha phaisginn ì / would not
Ni'm paisginn J fold, &c.
Nach paisginn ? &c.
PASSIVE VOICE.
T\m Seachad.
Singular.
Phaisgteadht mì, / would or
could befolded.
Phaisgteadh tu, thou wouldst or
couldst befolded.
Phaisgteadh è, he would or
could befolded.
Piural.
Phaisgteadh sìnn, we would or
could be folded.
Phaisgteadh sìbh, ye would or
could be folded.
Phaisgteadh ìad, they would or
could be folded.
So, à\\i\x\\.eadh mì, &c.
INTERROGATIVE FORM.
Am paisgteadh mì ? wouldlbe
folded ? &c.
NEGATIVE FORMS.
Chaphaisgteadh mì\ 1 £ m Jf l( g$
Ni'm paisteadh mì J & c . ° 6 '
Nach paisgteadh mì? &c.
CONDITIONAL FORMS. CONDITIONAL FORMS.
Past or Pluperfect Tense
Ged phaisginn, though Ishould Ged phaisgteadh mì, though I
fold, or though I had folded, should be folded, or though I
&c. had beenfolded, &c.
Ged nach paisginn, though I Ged nach do phaisgteadh mì,
should not fold, or had not
folded, &c.
Mur paisginn, if I should not
fold, or had notfolded, &c.
though Ihad not been folded,
or should not be folded, &c.
Mur paisgteadh mì, if I were
not,orif!should not befolded,
or had not been folded, &c.
* The first person singular and plural active are rendered emphatic by adding
the pronominal emphatic syllables -sa, -nej as, phaisginn-sa, phaisgeamaid-ne. The
plural form is seldom used.
t The termination -adh of this tense is often suppressed; as, " phaisgte" for
phaisgteatfft. We can see no reason whatever for this apocope, except the weak
and distorted pronunciation of some persons who corrupt the language, by not tak-
ing the trouble of pronouncing final syllables in full. The termination -adìi ought
to be preserved in this tense, were it of no other use than to keep it from being con-
founded with the participle in -te.