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98 ETYMOLOGY.
FOCLACHADH.
IMPERATIVE MOOD.
ACTIVE VOICE.
Singular.
Iocam, -sa ; let me pay.
Ioc thùsa, pay thou.
Iocadh è, let him pay.
Plural.
Iocamaid, -ne, let us pay.
locaibh, -se, pay ye.
Iocadh ìad, let them pay.
So, aidicheam, &c.
I3SDICATIVE MOOD.
Present Tense. — Tìm Làihair.
Singular.
Tha thu 'g ìocadh.
Tha è 'g ìocadh.
Plural.
Tha sìnn ag ìocadh.
Tha sìbh ag ìocadh.
Tha ìad ag ìocadh.
Past Tense. — Tìm Seachad.
Dh'-ìoc mì,f Ipaid. | Dh'- ìocadh mì, Iwaspaid.
Dh'- ìoc thu, &c. I Dh'- ìocadh thu, &c.
Present Perfect Tense. — Tìm Làn Làthair.
Singular.
Tha mì 'g ìocadh.
PASSIVE VOICE.
Singular.
Ioctar mì, let me be paid.
Ioctar thu, be you paid.
Ioctar è, let him bepaid.
Plural.
Ipctar sìnn, let us be paid.
Ioctar sìbh, be you paid.
Ioctar ìad, let them be paid.
So, aidichtear, &c.
Tha mì ìocta/ or ìocte.
Tha thu ìocta, or ìocte.
Tha è ìocta, or ìocte.
Plural.
Tha sìnn ìocta, or ìocte.
Tha sìbh ìocta, or ìocte.
Tha ìad ìocta. or ìocte.
Tha mì air ìocadh, / have
paid, &c.
Tha thu air ìocadh.
Tha è air ìocadh.
Tha sìnn air ìocadh.
Tha sìbh air ìocadh.
Tha ìad air ìocadh.
Tha mì air m' ìocadh, / Jiave
been paid, &c.
Tha thu air d' ìocadh.
/ Tha è air 'ìocadh.
\ Tha ì air à h-ìocadh.
Tha sìnn air ar n-ìocadh.
Tha sìbh air bhur n-ìocadh
Tha ìad air an ìocadh.
Past Perfect or Pluperfect Tense.—Tìm Làn Seachad,
no Boi-Làn.
Bha mì airìocadh, Ihadpaid, I Bha mì air m' ìocadh, / had
&c J been paid, &c.
* The more common form is, thamì air m' ìocadh, &c.
f Dh'-, here is the aspirated form of " do," of which the is elided, causd eu~
phonice, before the succeeding vowel, and its place is always supplied with an apos-
trophe. It is not customary to insert a hyphen between dh' and the part of the
verb to which it is prefixed, but I have ventured to introduce it, in order to show
more clearly, that dh' forms a part of the tense.