Future Negative, Muna mbuailfear me, if I shall not be struck. Present and Future Negative, Nar buailtear me, may I not be struck. Preter Tense. Affirmative. Singular 1 Bfearr liom da mbuailfid me, &c. I wish I had been struck. Singular Preter. Negative. 1 Bfearr liom nach mbuailfid me, I wish I had not been struck. Every part of the passive voice may likewise be formed, by joining the preter participle passive, to the auxiliary bi; as, ta me buailte, I am struck ; bhi me buailte, I was struck, &c. To express continuance, the present participle having ag or ga with a possessive pronoun prefixed, is joined to the verb bi: as, ta me ga mo bualad, Ï am in striking; bi me ga mo bualad, I was in striking. REFLECTED VERBS. (64) Imperative Negative, na codail, or, na bi do codlad, &c. sleep not thou, &c. Present Negative, Ni ċodlaim, niel me mo ċodlad, I do not sleep, I am not asleep. Present Interrogative, A gcodlaim? bfuil ne codlad? do I sleep? am I asleep? (66) Preter Negative, Niar codail me, ni raibh me mo codlad, I did not sleep, &c. Preter Interrogative, Nar codail me? an raib me mo codlad? did I sleep? &c. Future Negative, Ni coidealfad, or nì coideola me, or ni biam mo codlad, I will not sleep. (67) Future Interrogative, An gcoideola? or an mbeid me mo codlad? shall I sleep? Present Negative, Muna bfuil me mo codlad, if I be not asleep. Preter Tense.· ́` Affirmative. Singular 1 Da mbiainn mo codlad, &c. if I had been asleep, &c. Preter Negative, Muna be go raib me mo codlad, if I had not been asleep. |