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.
GU CEISTEACH.
Aon. 1. Am mi ?
2. An tu ?
3. An e ?
Jom. 1. An sinn ?
2. An sibh ?
3. An iad ?
Aon. 1. Nach mi ?
2. Nach tu ?
3. Nach e ?
/om. 1. Nach sinn?
2. Nach sibh?
3. Nach iad ?
Aon. 1. Am bu mhi ?
2. Am bu tu ?
3. Am b’ e, no am b’i,
lom. 1. Am bu sinn ?
2. Am bu sibh ?
3. Am b’ iad ?
Aon. 1. Nach bu mhi ? &ce.
Jom. 1. Nach bu sinn ? &ce.
GO DIOLTACn.
Aon. 1. Cha mhi,
2. Cha tu,
. 3. Cha n-e,
7om. 1. Cha sinn,
2. Cha sibh,
3. Cha n-iad,
Aon. 1. Cha bu mhi, &ce.
lom. 1. Cba bu sinn, &ce.
Obs.—It is remarkable that,
in the Present Interrogative and
Negative, &c. no part of the
Verb “ Is” is seen at all,—the
Conjunctives, am, clia,nach,gur,
and mur, Sfc. with the Pronouns
annexed to them, convey and
FOCLACHADII. 173
INTERROGATIVELT.
Is it I, or am I ?
Is it thou, or art thou ?
Is it he, or is he ? |
Is it we, or are we ?
Is it ye, or are ye ?
Is it they, or are they ?
Is it not I?
Is it not thou ?
Is it not he ?
Is it not we ?
Is it not ye ?
Is it not they ?
Was it I?
Was it thou ?
Was it he or she ?
Was it we ?
Was it ye ?
Was it they ?
Was it not I ?
Was it not we ?
NEGATIVELY.
It is not I
It is not thou
It is not he
It is not we
It is not ye
It is not they
It was not I
It was not we
Faic.—Isneonach nach faicear
liib idir de ’n Ghniomhar “ Is,"
annan Tim Ldlhaireil a Cheist-
ic/i,agusan Diultaich,&.ce tha
na Co-naisgeanan, am, cha, nach,
gur, mur, (fee. agus na riochd-
aran co-dhiiinte riu a’ giulan ’sa