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302 GAELIC CONSTRUCTION.
quiring a proposition after
them in the active voice,
require it also in the pas¬
sive ; as,
Drink was given to James.
Note—The passive form of
followed by le, either simple or
agent or instrument, as,
The world (globe) i
Shocruicheadh leis a
gniomharan a dh-fheumas
roimhear ’nan deigh ’sa
ghuth spreigeach, e anns a
ghuth fhulangach mar an
ceudna; mar,
Thugadh deoch Jo Sheumas.
active and neuter verbs is often
compounded, expressive of the
s established by Him.
n cruinne-ce.
Rule 30.—(was) the
past of the defective verb
Is, aspirates a consonant
next it, except d and t, and
m in bu is elided before a
vowel or / aspirated ; as,
Great was his praise.
Intense was his zeal.
His desire was bad.
Cold was the day.
Rialt. 30.— Seidichidh
bu, seachadail a’ ghniomh-
air ghaoideich Is, connrag
din dha, ach d, ’us t; agus
tilgear an litir u ’mach a
bu, roimh fhuaimraig, no /
seidichte ; mar,
Bu mhdr a chliii.
Bu dian ’eud.
B’ ole a mhiann,
B’fhuair an la.
Rule 31.—One verb go¬
verns another in the infini¬
tive mood ; as,
Rialt. 31. — Spreigidh
aon ghniomhar, gniomhar
eile ’sa mhodh fheartach;
mar,
We shall go to learn. Theid sinn a dh’-ionnsachadh*
They are going to strike. Tha iad a’ dol a bhualadh.'
1. Auxiliary Verbs and Verbs requiring a preposition after them,
govern the infinitive in its plain form ; as,
Feiimaidh sinn pasgadh. We must fold.
Abair ri Tomas bualadh, Tell Thomas to strike.
2. When its object, whether a noun or a pronoun, precedes the
infinitive, it is aspirated, and the object is followed by a (do) ; as,
Feumar an t-aodach a phasgadh, The clothes must be folded.
Is urrainn e mis' a chiiirradh, He can hurt me.
• The « or a dli- before the infinitive is a euphonic form of the preposition do.
A is elided after a vowel, and an ascair (’) put in its place; as, thainig mi
’phaigheudh. Chaidh ise ’dh-innseadh.