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Ni sead, aċt ta seisean na No, but he is sitting.

rujde.

Car ċodail tu a reir ?

Na codail nios mo.

Beid siadsan na seasaṁ.
Do tost misi mar dyne balb.

Where did you sleep last night?
Do not sleep any more.

They will be standing.

I was silent as a dumb man.

Bhi me mo comnaiż a mBaile I was living in Dublin.

at chat.

Na bj do seasaṁ añ sin.

Do not stand there.

Bhi me mo durgad abfad I was awake long before day.

rojme lo.

Bhi seisen na dusgad roṁam, He

agus do duisg se me.

Β1 το τουτ.

was awake before me; and he awakened me.

Be silent.

Do codail me a nDúndealgan. I slept in Dundalk.
Bhi me mo codlad areir.

I was sleeping last night.

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1. The auxiliaries b1, is, or as, and t13, with their inflexions, are elegantly used to supply the place of all verbs denoting possession, want, power, necessity, or any affection of the body, or mind.

2. B is used with agam, orm, and uaim; it, or as, with dam, and liom; tig, with liom only; as (133.)

Ta sgian agam.

Ni bfuil sgian agam.

Ta sgian uain.

Ni tig liom a deanaṁ.

Is eigin daṁ sgriobad.

Ta grad agam air Dhia.

Ta fuaċt orm.

Ir liom sin fór.

I have a knife.

I have not a knife.

I want a knife.

I cannot do it.
I must write.

I love God.

I am cold.

That is mine too.

3. Jr, or ar, simply denotes the object in itself; but ta always denotes it as connected with some circumstance.

Hence, it affirms simply of its object, although that object be expressed by two or more words; as, ir me Domnall, I am Donald; is fuar an ojdċe í, it is a cold night. But ʊa has a twofold object, and shews the subject and predicate distinctly from each other; ta Domnall ag an doras, Donald is at the door; ta an ojôce fuar, the night is cold. (134.)

Hence also the interrogative, of ar, Ir an, is used in enquiring after any inherent quality of the subject; as, an tu Domnall? are you Donald ? jr me, I am.

But the interrogative, of b1, 1r bful, is used in enquiring after any occasional quality, or circumstance; as, bruil Domnall ag an doras ? is Donald at the door? ata, he is.

4. When ar, or is, ba, and bud, come in contact with vowels, they are contracted into †, b, or m; as,

Mar (ma is) tu fear an If you are the man of the house. tize.

Bean darb (dar ba) ainm A_woman whose name was Evelina.

Eblin. Da maill (ma aill) leat ejst- If it were agreeable to you to eaċt ljom. listen to me. Bream (ba feam) daṁsa It were better for me

beit mo tort.

silent.

to be

5. Ba, and buʊ, aspirate the following mutable consonants; as bud ṁait ljom, I would wish.

6. The auxiliary b1, with the preposition añ, is used to express existence; as, ta subailce añ, there is a virtue; bi duine añ, there was a man. (135.)

THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE AUXILIARY VERBS PROMISCUOUSLY

EXEMPLIFIED.

An tu Seamur ? ir me.
Bhfuil tu tiñ ? ataim.
Ta an oidċe dorċa.
Is dorca an oidċe j.
Bfearr liom a beit marb.

Ir girseac beag j.
Ta sí na girsiz big.

Ta éaċ majt ag m’atair.

Are

you

James? I am.

Are you sick? I am.
The night is dark.
It is a dark night.
I had rather be dead.

She is a little wench.

My father has a good horse.

An leatsa an peaña so? is Is this pen yours? it is mine.

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What is a wanting to you ?

An é so do busga snaoisin ? Is this your snuff-box? it is. ir ead.

Nil aṁrus agam añ.

A ndearna duine 4 bit rjaṁ
aṁrus fa Dhia a bejt añ.
Nil cuid agam de.
Ta fuaċt orm anois, agus bi
tart mór orm ag teaċt
asteaċ daṁ.

I have no doubt.

Did ever any man doubt of the existence of God?

have no part in it.

I

I

am cold now, and I was very thirsty when I came in.

Bheara me an tągoid duit a I will give the money to you to

maraċ ma tig liom.

morrow, if I can.

Bfearr liom go dtiocfa leat I would rather you could have

a żabairt anjuż.

given it to-day.

An leat fein an ċjor cnajm ? Is the bone comb your own?

Is hom; agus ir jom sgatán fós.

an It is mine; and the lookingglass is mine also.

Da mbiad airgiod agam.
Ta ublajże uata.
Bhfuil tu tiñ? ni bfuilim.
An tu an maor ? ni me.
'Sioñan sin le rad agus gun
b'ioñan iad araon.

Ba doilig daṁ é
Bhfuil tu fuar ? taim.

If I had money.

They want apples.
Are you sick? I am not.
Are you the officer? I am not.
That is the same as to say, that
they were both alike.

It were difficult for me.

Are you cold? I am.

Dob é an fear a b'airde san He was the tallest man in the

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Dob jan bean a b’ajlne dreaċ. She was the most beautiful

woman.

Da ma leat é, ni biad If it were yours, my name

m'ainmse añ.
An leatsa an fgian so ̈ ́?
Ni liom anois é.
Mas leis é tabair do ē.
Bhfuil náire uime?
An raib mo leabarsa agad?
An raib fordiġeaċt omra ?
Is sine ar matairne na bur
matairse.

Ta bur mbatsa san gcoill.

would not be in it.
Is this knife yours?
It is not mine now.
If it is his, give it to him.
Is she ashamed?
Had you my book?
Did they think long P
Our mother is older than
yours.

Your cows are in the wood.

ADVERB.

1. The following adverbs aspirate the words that follow them thus:

Ni, njar, not, and nar ? naċar? not? aspirate and prefix h to vowels;

Do, and a, to, aspirate infinitives;

Do, sign of the preter, aspirates active verbs;

Ro, very, aspirates adjectives; and,

All the adverbial particles aspirate the words with which they are compounded; as, (136)

Niar tainic aon duine leis.
Do buail me an fear eile.

No man came with him.
I struck the other man.

Is cóir dúin urnaiż do, or deanaṁ gaċ la.

Ta an maidin ro fuar.

Ta se na duine neiṁġlic.

Ni haṁluig A.

4 We ought to pray every day

The morning is very cold.
He is a foolish man.

It is not so.

2. Naċ, not, and ca? where? eclipse active verbs; and

Jan, sign of the preter Naċ dtig leite siubal. Jar mbualad an dorais. Ca mbioñ se na ċoṁnuiż ?

participle, eclipses it; as, (137)

She cannot walk.

Having struck the door.
Where does he dwell?

3. Adverbs signifying proximity, require the dative; as, ta se angar daṁ. he is near me. (138.)

4. The following adverbs require the ablative viz. (139.)

Abor, on this side. Arteaċ, within. Abrad, afar. 30 léon, enough. Amac, out. and the like; as, Anall, żall, beyond.

Fan abos aguiñe.
Ta se abfad ona tiż.
Chuaid si amaċ as an tír.
D'it me go leor don biad.

Stay on this side with us.
He is far from his house.
She went out of the country.
I eat enough of the meat.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADVERBS PROMISCUOUSLY EXEMPLIFIED.

Nar eiriż tu go moć.
Tamull beag na diaigsi.n
Seal beag rojme.
Wiar codail me morán aréir. I
Bhi me, uair no do, ar ti cup
orm.

Did you arise early?

A little while after that.
A little while before.

I

did not sleep much last night. was once or twice about to put on my cloaths

Ta dúil agam a dul as baile I intend to go from home toamárač. Cahuair a tiucfassi 4 a hair? When will she come back again?

Ca sada o pósad 1.

Do posad anuraiż i.

Eiris 30 clisde.

Na déan muil, feasda.

morrow.

How long is it since she was

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Do not delay, henceforth.

Is añaṁ a deiġimse sios ċuca I seldom go down to them.
Is minic a fuair me cuiread. I was often invited.

Thig se 4 uqib.

He comes sometimes.

Deirim haċar joc se eanfeor- I.say that he did not pay a

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Nar imċiż an fear, a bj añso Did the man depart who was

aréir ?

Njor diol se dadaṁ.

Carb as do?

Ca ideaćajd se ?

Ca huair a dimtig se ?
Naċ dtuigean tu me ?
Gud as naċ heistean tu liom?
Ni ċhread se sŕim añ.
Cáit a bfuil se anois
Car fág tu é?
Suid anaice liom.
Na tar imo ċóir.
Na tar angar daṁ.
Na tar abfogus daṁ.
Sujo go dluit le mo żaob.
B'fada liom amuiż żu.

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Is fada d'fan tu tall.
Ca huą a tainic tu análl. ?
Is cián a ċuaid tu anoñ.
Is geam go raċa me far aris.

here last night

He did not pay any.

From whence is he?
Where went he?

When did he go?

Don't you understand me?
Why do you not hearken to me?
He would make no account of it.
Where is he now ?

Where did you leave him?
Sit near me.

Do not come near me.

Sit close by my

side.

I thought long when you were
abroad.

You staid long beyond.
When did you come over?
It is long since you went over.
It is a short time, till I will go
back again.

Cia he fn a ddaoibsiar diot ? Who is that behind you?
Cia he si a dtaoibhall diot ? Who is that beyond you?
Bream liom beit hall, no bos. I would rather be beyond than

Na bi dul far 's aniar.

Tá se dul nuñ 's anall.

Na bi dul sjos ir ruas.

on this side.

Do not go back and forward.

He is going to and fro.

Do not go up and down.

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