1 Consuetudinal. Singular 2 Da mbiadhfa, if thou, &c. 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. 1 Muna be go raibh me, if I- 2 Muna be go raibh tu, if 3 Muna be go raibh se, if he Negative. 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. 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 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, 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) The imperative negative strike not thou, &c. is formed by prefixing na to each person; as, na buail, &c. 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. 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. 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) 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? 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) Singular 1 Ma buailim, if I strike, &c.-as the present indicative, having ma, if, prefixed. Present |