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rated; as, ta me ag gearrad ċrainn, I am cutting a tree. (130.)

15. One verb governs another in the infinitive; as, cuaid se do foglam a leigein, he went to learn his lesson. (131.)

The concord and government of verbs promiscuously exemplified,

Tabair mo leine dam, Gad' cuige nać gcatan tu do stocaige duba? Ni an cos fritir an brog cumaing

Naċ bfaca tu riam è?
Na taob tu fein le daoi-

nib leama,

Comnaigean sesean a mbruiġin mòir, Bhfuil tu ar ti mo bualad?

Tabair aire don deagbean,

Ta bean a tige ag tiaga dige, Bhi bean a tige ar ti deoć a tiagad, Ta fear a tige ag dul a ċodlad,

Ta se sgriobad a cleaċda,

Ta me aga foġlaim anois, Ce go gcainfea me,.

Thaisbein me do an litir

a sgriob tu cugam, A mbearfea mise leat?

Ca raib tu ane?

wear

Give me my shirt. Why do you not your black stockings? The strait shoe makes the foot sore. Did you never see it? Do not trust yourself with imprudent people. He dwells in a large house.

Are you about to strike me? Attend to the lady.

The housewife is warming a drink. The housewife was about

to warm a drink. The man of the house is going to sleep. He is writing his exer cise.

I am learning it now.
Though you should dis-
praise me.
I shewed him the letter

that you wrote to me. Would you bring me with you?

Where were you yester day ?

Nar

Nar aitris si duit ca mead Did she tell you how much

a bfuair si? Go de ata siad ar ti deanam?.

An te nac dean staidir

ni biann se foglumta, An fear a bi leis aniug,

Car cuir tu mo bata?

Fiafraig sin do duine eigin eile, Feadam a dul ait air bit, Ni raib ac aon ubal apuid ann, a tug me disi,

Bain do čloca diot,
Na cuir araig orra,
Beid me smuainead
oruibise,
Racfuinn leat aris,

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Go de cuireas tu fuinne?

Da' mhiadfasa liom ni leigfe an teagal do mo bualad,

Bhi seisean ga bualadsa, Bhfuil sib ar ti ar mbualadne?

Dean airis air a beacan binn,

A diulas gaċ blat bias air a coill,

Biod sinn crionnaċ cosmuil leis, Agus cuimnide air an

uair naċ dtig air ais, Thaisbein se è fèin beo,

she got? What are they about to do?

He that does not study will not be learned. The man that was with him to-day. Where did you put my staff?

Ask that of some other

man.

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Ar ngabail an cupain cuige, ar mbreit buideacais do, a dubairt se,

Ag gairm a deisciobal do, tug se neart agus cumacta doib,

Iarr deoć air mnaoi an tiġ,

Iarr air Mhaire deoć a tabairt duit, Ta siad ga mbualad,

Ta sibse ga bur mbualad, Guidimse air Dhia, Guidim tu a Thigearna, Labair le m' atair, Labair Bearla, ma tig leat,

Taobam le Dia mo corp is m'anam,

Beid me iar do bualad,

Having taken the cup, and given thanks, he said.

Calling his disciples to him, he gave them strength and power. Ask a drink from the woman of the house, Ask Mary to give a drink to you. They are a beating, or, they are beating them. You are a beating. I pray to God. I pray thee, O Lord. Speak to my father. Speak English, if you

can.

I commit to God my body and my soul. I will be after beating you; i. e. I will have beaten you.

Ta me iar teact o hAl- I am after coming from

bain,

Ta a matair agus a deirbsiur anagaid na gnotaide sin, Iar leigead an tsoisgeil do,

Fear da ngoirtear (ainm) Eoin,

Oltar linn do slainte fein,

Scotland; i. e. I have just come. Her mother and sister are against that busi

ness.

He having read the gospel.

A man who is called John.

Your health is drunk by

us.

Duisgtear leo an ilid The unhorned doc is raised

maol,

by them.

REFLECTED

REFLECTED VERBS.

1. Reflected verbs are used to express a state of being, or an action terminating with the doer of it; as, codlaim, I sleep; seasam, I stand.

2. Whenever duration is expressed, or understood, the circumlocution, with the verb bi, is used; as, bi me mo codlad ar fead an oidċe, I was asleep all night; ta se na seasam, he is standing. (132.)

Reflected Verbs promiscuously exemplified. Ta sinne nar gcodlad faoi sgat na gerann, An bfuil sise na suide, Ni head, act ta seisean na suide,

Car codail tu a reir?

Na códail nios mo,
Beid siadsan na seasam,
Do tost misi mar duine
balb,

We are sleeping under
the shade of the trees.
Is she sitting.
No, but he is sitting.

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 comnaig a I was living in Dublin."

mBaile at cliat,

Na seasam ann sin,
Bhi me mo dusgad abfad
roime lo.
Bhi seisean. na dusgad
romam; agus do duisg

se me,
Bi do tost,
Do codail me a nDùn-
dealgan,

Bhi me mo codlad areir,

Do not stand there.
I was awake long before
day.

He was awake before me;
and he awakened me.

Be silent.
I slept in Dundalk.

I was sleeping last night.

AUXILIARY

AUXILIARY VERBS.

1. The auxiliaries bi, is, or as, and tig, 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. Bi is used with agam, orm, and uaim; is, or as, with dam, and liom; tig, with liom only; as, (133.)

Ta sgian agam,
Ni bfuil sgian agam,
Ta sgian uaim,
Ni tig liom a deanam,
Is eigin dam sgriobad,
Ta grad agam air Dhia,
Ta fuact orm,
Is liom sin fòs,

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

Hence, is affirms simply of its object, although that object be expressed by two or more words; as, is me Domnall, I am Donald; is fuar an oidċe i, it is a cold night. But ta 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 oidce fuar, the night is cold. (134.)

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

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

4. When

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