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126 ETYMOLOGY.
EMPHATIC FORM OF THE VERB.
The Present and Past Indi¬
cative, and the Imperative, are
put into the Emphatic Form,
by the help of the verb do, to
express the verbal action with
greater precision; thus,
FOCLACHADH.
STAID NEARTAIL a’ GHNIOMH-
AIR.
Tha Lathaireil agus Seachad-
ail an Taisbeanaich, agus an
Ainich iar an cur an ns an
Staid Neartail, le taic a
ghniomhair do (dean) gus an
gniomh, no staid ghniomharail
airis na ’s pungaile ; mar so.
I do fold; / do write, is a much stronger mode of expression
than Ifold, I write.
INDICATIVE.
Present Tense.
Siny. 1 do write
Thou dost write
He does write
Plur. We do write
You do write
They do write
Past.
Sing. I did write
Thou didst write
He did write
Plur. We did write
You did write
They did write
TAISBEANACH.
Tim Ldthair.
Aon. Tha mi ’deanamh sgriobh-
aidh
Tha thu ’deanamh sgriobh-
aidh
Tha e deanamh sgriobh-
aidh
Tom. Tha sinna deanamh sgriobh-
aidh
Tha sibh, &c.
Tha iad, &c.
Seachad.
Aon. Rinn mi sgriobhadh
Rinn thu, &c.
Rinn e, &c.
lorn. Rinn sinn sgriobhadh
Rinn sibh, &c.
Rinn iad, &c.
Obs This form of the verb is often corrupted in the past
tense by non-grammarians. Many say, I did not got for I did not
yet, and I did not heard (ox I did not hear, and similar vulgarisms.
MODH LEANTACH, NO TEAGMHACH ’SA GHAELIG.
Seachad. Past.
Aon. Phaisginn, I would* fold
Phaisgeadh tu, thou wouldst fold
Phaisgeadh e, he would fold
Na’m paisginn, &c. if I would fold, &c.
• Enelished also by the helps might
and could.
* lar a chur ’am Beurla fos leis na
taicean might agus could.