Imatges de pàgina
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From um, about, or upon, as cloaths, &c.

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Personal, possessive, and compound pronouns, take an additional syllable, when used with a particular emphasis; or placed in contra distinction to each other. (35)

In personal and compound pronouns, if the last vowel be broad, sa is added to the first, second and third person feminine of the singular; and to the second person plural; but se is added, if the last vowel be small.

In like manner san or sean is added to the third person masculine, singular, and to the third person plural.

Ne is added to the first person plural: as,

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Dam, to me, damsa, to myself; duit, to thee, duitse, to thyself; sinn, we, sinne, ourselves; è, he, esean, himself; me I, mise, myself: i, she, ise, herself; liom, with me, liomsa, with myself; linn, with us, linne, with ourselves.

In this manner decline all the personal and compound pronouns, except in the genitive case; for, Possessive pronouns require the increase to be made in the nouns that are joined with them; as, lam, a hand, mo lamsa, my own hand; or if that noun be followed by an adjective, the increase is made in that adjective; as, mo lam gealsa, my white hand.

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In this manner decline,

Mo ceann dub, my black head. a leabar, his book.

ar natair, our father.

a gcosa duba, their black feet.
bur suile arda, your lofty eyes. (36)

VERB.

Verbs are of three kinds, Active, Passive, and Neuter or Reflected.

There are seven variations of the Verb, as to signification; viz. the Imperative, and Infinitive Moods, Participles, Indicative, Potential, Optative and Subjunctive Moods.

There are four variations of the Verb, as to time; viz. the Present, Preter, Consuetudinal, and Future Tenses. (37)

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Conjugation of the Auxiliary, Bi, be.

Singular

2 Bi, be thou

IMPERATIVE MOOD.

3 Biodhse, let him be

The negative be

Plural

1 Biodhmapid, biodh sinn, let us be
2 Bigidhe, or biodh sibh, be ye
3 Bidis, or biodh siad, let them be

not, &c. is formed by prefixing

na to each person; as, na bidis, or na biod siad,

let them not.

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Present

Ag bheith, ara bheith,

being

PARTICIPLES.

Preter

Future

larmbeith, having le bheith, or about to S S

being} "en"} {ar ti bheith, {be. (39)

been

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1 Bhfuil me? am I?

2 Bhfuil tu? bhfuilir? art

thou?

3 Bhfuil se? is he?

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Plural

1 Tamoid, ta sinn, we are 2 Ta, ta sibh, ye are

3 Ta, ta siad, they are. (40)

Negative.

Plural

1 Ni bhfuil sinn, ni bhfuilmid, or nielmid, we are not

2 Ni bhfuilti, ni bhfuil sibh, niel sibh, ye are not

3 Ni bhfuil siad, niel siad, they are not

Interrogative.

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Plural Bhfuilmid' bhfuil sinn? are

we?

2 Bhfuil sibh? are ye?

3 Bhfuil siad? are they? (41)

Preter Tense. Affirmative.

Singular

Do bhios, do bhi me
Do bhadhas, do bha me
I was, or I have been

Do bhidhis, do bhi tu
do bhadhais, do bha tu
thou wast, or hast been

3 Do bhi se, do bha se, he was, or has been

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The negative I am not usually, &c. is formed by prefixing ni to each person; as, ni bhim, ni bhiann tu, &c.

The interrogative are you usually? &c. is formed by prefixing m to each person; as, mbiann tu? mbiann se? &c. (45)

Future Tense. Affirmative.

Singular

1 Beid, beidh me, I shall be
2 Beir, beidh tu, thou shalt be

3 Beidh, beidh șe, he shall be

Plural

1 Beidhmid, beidh sinn, we
shall be

2 Beidh, beidh sibh, ye, &c.
3 Beidh, beidh siad, they shall
be. (46)

Future.

Future. Negative.

Singular

I Ni bhiam, I shall or will not be

2 Ni bhiann tu, thou shalt, &c. ? Ni bhiann se, he shall, &c.

Plural

1 Ni bheidhmid, ni bhiann sinn, we shall or will not be 2 Ni bhian sibh, ye shall, &c. 3 Ni bhian siad, they shall, &c.

Future. Interrogative.
Singular

1 Mbeidh me? shall I be?
2 Mbeidh tu? shalt, &c.
3 Mbeidh se? shall, &c.

Plural

Mbeidhmid? mbeidh sinn? shall we? &c.

2 Mbeidh sibh? shall ye? &c. ̧ 3 Mbeidh siad? shall they? &c.

Consuetudinal of the Future.

Singular

3 Mur bias, or a bias, as it shall be, or the person that is or shall be. (47)

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Present,
Singular

Plural

1 Ma tamoid, ma ta sinn, if we be

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2 Ma ta sibh, if ye be

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3 Ma taid, ma ta said, if they be

&c. Negative.

1 Muna bhfuilim, mur bhfuil me, If I be not

2 Muna bhfuil tu, if thou, &c. 3 Muna bhfuil se, if he be not

Plural

I Muna bhfuilmid, muna bhfuil sinn, if we be not

2 Muna bhfuil sibh, if ye, &c. 3 Muna bhfuil siad, if they be not. (48)

Preter Tense. Affirmative.

Singular

1 Ma bios, ma bi me, if I were, (49)-As the Preter of the Indicative Mood.

Preter

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