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Pret. Aff. Chualas,

I heard.

Chuala me, S

Neg. Ni cualas,
Ni ćuala me,

Int. A gcualas?
A gcuala me?

I did not hear.

did I hear?

Fut. Aff. Cluinfead, I will hear.
Cluinfe me,

Neg. Ni cluinfead, &c. I will not hear.
Int. A geluinfead? &c. shall I hear.

SUBJUNCTIVE.

Pres. & Fut. Aff. Ma čluinim, if I hear.
Neg. Muna gcluinim, if I do not hear.

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Pret. Aff. Da gcluinfinn, if I had heard.

Neg. Muna be go gcluinfinn, if I had, &c.

OPTATIVE.

Pres. & Fut. Aff. Go gcluinim, may I hear.
Neg. Nar cluinim, may I not hear.

Pret. Bfearr liom go gcluinfinn, I wish I may

PASSIVE VOICE.

IMPERATIVE.

Cluintear, be heard.

INFINITIVE.

Do, or a beit cluinte, to be heard.

PARTICIPLE.

Cluinte, heard.

INDICATIVE.

Pres. Aff. Cluintear, I am heard.
Neg. Ni cluintear, I am not heard.
Int. A gcluintear? am I heard?

hear.

Pret.

Pret. Aff. Chualas, I was heard.

Neg. Neg. Niar cualas? I was not heard.
Int. Nar cualas? was I heard?

Fut. Aff. Cluinfear, I shall be heard.

Neg. Ni cluinfear, I shall not be heard.
Int. A gcluinfear? shall I be heard?

SUBJUNCTIVE.

Pres. & Fut. Ma cluinear, if I be heard.

Aff. Ma cluintear,

Neg. Muna gcluinear, &c. if I be not, &c.

Pret. Aff. Da gcluinfid, if I be heard.

Neg. Muna be go gcluinfid, if I be not, &c.

OPTATIVE.

Pres, & Fut. Go gcluincar, }may I be heard.

Neg. Nar cluinear,

Nar cluintear,

may I not be heard.

Pret. Bfearr liom go gcluinfid, I wish I had, &c.

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Adverbial expressions are formed, by prefixing go to adjectives; as (89)

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Adverbs, formed thus from adjectives, are compared as the adjectives themselves; as,

From mait, good: Pos. go mait, well; Comp. nios fearr, better; Sup. ro mait, very good, as fearr, best.

From laidir, strong: Pos. go laidir, strongly; Comp. nios laidre, more strongly; Sup. ro laidir, very strongly, as laidre, most strongly.

There are many adverbial expressions, formed by the combination of two or more words; as, (90) From ag, at.

So, this (place,) ag so, here
sin, that (place,) ag sin, there
sud, yon (place,) ag sud, yonder
ciunas, quietness, ag ciunas, quietly

From

From ann, in.

tall, farther side, an all, over
fad, long, an fad, whilst
so, this (place,) an so, here

noċt, night, anoċt, at, or in night

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uair, hour, aon uair, once

ċead ait, first place, &c. an cead ait, first, &c.

From ca? what?

uair, hour, ca huair? when?

ait, place, cait? where?

e mur, it is as, ca de mur??

go de mur?

how?

From gan, without.

fios, knowledge, gan fios, secretly eifeact, effect, gan eifeact, ineffectually

From mar, as,

so, this, mar so, so, as this

sin, that, mar sin, thus, as that

ceadna, same, mar an gceadna, likewise

From os, above.

ceann, head, os ceann, above

ard,

ard, high, os ard, loudly, publicly isiol, low, os isiol, softly, privately

go dti, until

From ti, to.

I go dti

so, hitherto

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ADVERBIAL PARTICLES. (91)

The following particles are used only in compo

am,

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an,

do,

di,

ea,

cas,

mi,

neam,

oir,

uir,

an,

iom,

intensive.

negatives.

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sition.

deoin, willing, aimdeoin, unwilling trat, time, antrat, untimely

- mùinte, taught, domùinte, hard to be taught

creidte, believed, dicreidte, incredible
slan, healthful, easlan, sick
cairdeas, friendship, eascairdeas, en-
mity

- ciall, sense. miciall, folly

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isioll, low, uirìsioll, very humble

mòr, great, anmòr, very great - làn, full, iomlan, very full

ais, sealba, possession, aisealba, restitution at, gabail, taking, atġabail, retaking S

com, equal, trom, weight, comtrom, equal weight in, fit, deanta, done, indeanta, fit to be done so, apt, faicsin, seeing, sofaicsin, fit, or easy to be

done

The following particles are used with verbs. Do, signs of the infinitive,

a,

do buailead, to strike

a buailead, S

ag, a, or ga, signs of the present participle, ag, a, or ga, bualad, beating

do,

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