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320 ETYMOLOGY. FOCLACHADH.
Infinitive Tighinn, teachd (for tigheachd), A thighinn, a theachd.
Pres. Part. — A' tighinn, a' teachd, coming.
Abair, say, repeat ; recitare, dicere.
Active.
Abaiream, abram, let me say, &c.
Na h- abram, &c.
IMPBRATIYE.
Passive and ImpersonaL
Abrar mì, &c.
Na h- abrar, &c.
INDICATIVE.
Present.
Tha mi ag ràdh,* / am saying, &c.
Past.
Thubhairt mì,f / said, &c.
An ? cha, nach, mur, gu'n, na'n
Dubhairt f mì, &c.
Future.
Their mì, / shall say, &c.
An ? cha n-, nach, mur, gu'n Abair
mì, &c.
Present.
Tha mì air mo ràdh, &c.
Past.
Thubhairteadh,J (it) was said.
An ? cha, nach, mur, gu'n, na'n
Dubhairteadh, % &c.
Future.
Theirear (it) will be said.
An? cha n-, nach, mur, gu'n Abrar.
Past Active.
Theirinn, / would say, &c
An ? cha n-, nach, mur, gu'n, na'n
Abrainn, &c.
Ged theirinn, &c.
Future.
Ged, ma Their mì, &c.
SUBJUNCTIVE,
Past Impersonal.
Theirteadh, (it) would be said.
An, cha n-, nach, mur, gu'n, na'n
Abairteadh.
Ged theirteadh, &c.
Future.
Ged, ma Theirear, &c.
(No future in -as.}
Infinitive.— Ràdh, ràdhainn, ràite. A radh, &c.
Pres. Part.—kg ràdh, ag ràdhainn, ag ràite, saying.
Faic, see, behold, observe ; videre.
IMPERATIVE.
Active.
Faiceam, let me see, &c.
ACTIVE.
Tha mì 'faicinn, &c
Passive.
Faictear, faicthear mì, &c.
INDICATIVE.
PASSIVE.
Tha mì air m' fhaicinn, &c
* This verb has a simple present tense borrowed from the Irish ; as, deirim or
deiream, / say deir thu, thou sayest; deir è, he says ; deirimid or deireamaid.
we say ,■ deir s'ìbh, you say deir ìad, they say. But this tense is novv become ob-
solete.
t Thubhairt and dubhairt are commonly contracted into thuirt and duirt.
i Also dùbhradh, duirteadh, thùbhradh, thuirteadh, principally found in books.