Imatges de pàgina
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Consuetudinal.

Singular
1 Da mbionn, da mbiainn, if
I were, or had been

2 Da mbiadhfa, if thou, &c.
3 Da mbiadh, if he had been

Plural

1 Da mbiodhmaois, da mbiadh

sinn, if we were, or had been 2 Da mbiadh sibh, if ye, &c. 3 Da mbidis, da mbiadh siad, if they were, &c.

Preter and Consuetudinal.
Singular

1 Muna be go raibh me, if I-
had not been

2 Muna be go raibh tu, if
thou had not been

3 Muna be go raibh se, if he
had not been

Negative.
Plural

1 Muna be go raibh sinn, if we had not been

2 Muna be go raibh sibh, if ye had not been

3 Muna be go raibh siad, if they had not been

Future Tense. Affirmative.

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Preter.

I wish I were, &c. is expressed, budh mhaith liom go raibh me, or bfearr liom go raibh me. (51)

POTENTIAL MOOD.

The potential is formed by the auxiliary impersonal,

Present

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as, or is, it is ba, it was bud, it shall or will be or by tiġim, I come, used impersonally; or by caithid, must. To some one of these is joined such a word as, feidir, possible; còir, right; eigin, necessity, &c. followed by the pronoun which should have been nominative to the verb, and by the verb itself in the infinitive mond; as,

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Is eigin dam a beit, I must be; is feidir liom a beit, I may be; ba còir dam a beit, I should have been; ni tig liom a beit, I cannot be; caitfid me a beit, I must be. (52)

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The imperative negative strike not thou, &c. is formed by prefixing na to each person; as, na buail, &c.

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The present negative I do not strike, &c. is formed by prefixing ni to each person; as, ni bhuailim, &c.

The present interrogative do I strike? &c. is formed by prefixing a or an to each person; as, a mbuailim? &c.

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Present, with the relative a, who; anti, who; noċ, which; go de? what? ca huair? when? go de mur? how? having a, who, which, expressed or understood.

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The preter negative is formed by prefixing niar to each person; as, niar buaileas, I did not strike.

The preter interrogative is formed by prefixing nar to each person; as, nar buail me? did I strike? (56)

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The consuetudinal negative and interrogative are formed as in the present; ni buailean tu, thou dost not usually strike; a mbuailean se? does he usually strike?

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The future negative and interrogative are formed as the affirmative; as, ni buailid, I shall not strike; a mbuailir? wilt thou strike.

The future, with the relatives a, anti, or noch; or the interrogatives go de? ca huair? go de mur? &c. (58)

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Singular

1 Ma buailim, if I strike, &c.-as the present indicative, having ma, if, prefixed.

Present

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