Books and other items printed in Gaelic from 1841 to 1870 > Double grammar, of English and Gaelic, in which the principles of both languages are clearly explained

ETYMOLOGY.
two Voices, the Active and
the Passive.
The Active Voice is the
form which the Verb takes
when its subject or nomi¬
native is the agent or doer;
as, I struck the horse ; the
sportsman shot a deer.
The Passive Voice is the
form which the Verb takes
when its subject or nomi¬
native is the object of the
verbal action ; as, the table
teas struck; Bonaparte was
conquered bj Wellington.
Moons.-Moods or Modes
are forms showing the man¬
ner in which the verbal ac¬
tion is represented.
There are eight Moods ;
the Imperative, the Indica¬
tive, the Potential, the In¬
finitive, the Conditional, in
English ; and, with these,
; the Interrogative,the Nega¬
tive, and the Subjunctive,
used in Gaelic.
1. The Imperative ex¬
presses a command or re¬
quest in the second person,
and a wish or desire in the
i first, and permission in the
third of both numbers ; as,
let me go; let us sing;
FOCLACHADH. 107
Gniomharan Asdolach, an
Spreigeach, agus am Ful-
angach.
Is e an Guth Spreigeach
an staid a ghabhas an
gniomhar 'nuair is e ’chuis-
ear no ’ainmeach dean-
adair a gniomha; mar,
bhuail mi an t-each ; thilg
an sealgair fiadh.
Is e an Guth Fulangach
an staid a ghabhas an
gniomhar ’nuair is e ’chuis-
ear no ’ainmeach cuspair
no fulangair a ghniomha
ghniomharail; mar, hhuail-
eadh am bord; cheannsaich-
eadh Bonaparte le Wel¬
lington.
Modhan.-Is iad Modhan,
staidean a ta feuchainn na
doigh arms am beil an
gniomh gniomharail iar
fhoillseachadh.
Tha ochd modhan ann,
an t-Aineach, an Taisb-
eanach, an Comasach, am
Feartach, an Teagmhach,
’sa Bheurla ; agus maille
riu sin, an Ceisteach, an
Diultach agus an Leantach
gnathaichte ’sa Ghaelig.
1. Tha ’n t-Aineach a
toirtorduighnoiarrtais ’san
dara pearsa, agus miann no
toil ’sa cheud agus cead
’san treas pearsa arms an
da aireimh ; mar, racham
seinneamaid; labhair thusa;