c. 73 if they were, &c. Consuetudinal. Plural sinn, if we were, or had been 2 Da mbiadhfa, if thou, &c. 2 Da mbiadh sibh, if ye, &c. 3 Da mbiadh, if he had been siad, Preter and Consuetudinal. Negative. . Singular Plural 1 Muna be go raibh me, if I 1 Muna be go raibh sind, if had not been we had not been 2 Muna be go 2 Muna be go raibh sibh, if thou had not been ye had not been 3 Muna be go raibh se, if he 3 Muna be go raibh siad, if had not been they had not been Future Tense. Affirmative. Singular Plural 1 Ma bhiam, if I shall be 1 Ma bhiomaoid, ma bhionn ? Ma bhionn tu, if thou shalt be sinn, If we shall be 3 Ma bhionn se, if he shall be 2 Ma bhionn sibh, if ye, &c. 3 Ma bhionn siad, if they, &c. Future. Negative. Singular Plural \ Muna mbeidh me, if I shall I Muna mbeidh sinn, if we not be shall not be 2 Muna mbeidh tu, if thou, &c. 2 Muna mbeidh sibh, if ye, &c. Muna mbeidh se, if he, &c. 3 Muna mbeidh siad, if they shall not be. (50) OPTATIVE MOOD. may we be Singular Plural 1 Go raibh me, may I be 1 Go raibhmid, go raibh sinn, 2 Go raibhi tu, mayest thou be % Go raibh se, may he be 2 Go raibh sibh, may ye be 3 Go raibh siad, may they be Optative. Negative. Singular Plural | Nar raibh me, may I not be 1 Nar raibh míd, nar raibh 2 Nar raibh tu, mayest thou, &c. sinnmay we not be 3 Nar raibh se, may he not be 2 Nar raibh sibh, may ye not be 3 Narraibh siad, may they not be 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 Preter Future as, or is, it is ba, it was bud, it shall or will be or by tiġim, I come, used impersonally; or by caitlid, 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 mood; as, Is eigin dan a beit, I must be; is feidir liomi a beit, I may be; ba ċdir daṁ a beit, I should have been; ni tig liom a beit, I cannot be; caitsid me a beit, I must be. (52) 1 REGULAR REGULAR VERBS. ACTIVE VOICE. Conjugation of Buail, strike. (53) IMPERATIVE MOOD, Affirmative. Plural 1 Buailimid, let us strike 2 Buail, strike thou U 2 Buailighe, strike ye 3 Buailidh se, let him strike 3 Buailidis, buailidh siad, let them strike The imperative negative strike not thou, &c. is formed by prefixing na to each person; as, na buail, &c. SV them strike Present Tense. Affirmative. Plural Buailimid, we strike 2 Buailir, buailidha, tu, thou S2 Buailianosible , strike strikest 3 Buailidh siad, they strike 3 Buailidh se, he strikes The 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; noc, which; go de? what? ca huair? when? go de mur? how ? having a, who, which, expressed or understood, Singular 1 Go de buaileas me? what do I strike? 2 is tu a buaileas, it is thou that strikest 3 cia buailean se? whom does he strike? Plural 1 as sinn a buaileas, we do strike 2 go de buaileas sib? what do ye strike? 3 ca huair a buaileas siad? when do they strike? (54) Preter. Affirmative. Singular Plural i Do bhuaileas, bhuail me, I Do bhuaileamar, bhuail sinn, struck que struck 2 Do bhuailis, bhuail tu, thou 2 Do bhuaileabhar, bhuail struckest sibh, ye struck 3 Do bhuail, bhuail se, he 3 Do bhuaileadar, bhuail siad, struck they struck, (55) 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) Consuetudinal. Affirmative. Plural i Buailim, I usually strike . 1 Buailean sinn, we usually, &c. 2 Buailean tu, thou usually, &c. 2 Buailean sibh, ye usually, &c. 3 Buailean se, he usually, &c. 3 Buailean siad, thcy, &c. H 2 The The consuetudinal negative and interrogative are formed as in the present; ni buailean tu, thou dost not usually strike; a nibuailean se? does he usually strike? Future. Affirmative. Plural i Buailfead, I shall or will strike 1 Buailfimid, we will strike , Buailte tu, thou wilt strike 2 Buailte sibh, ye will strike 3 Buailfe se, he will strike (3 Buailfe siad, they will strike Otherwise. Plural i Buailid, buaile me, I shall 1 Buailiinid, buaile sinn, we or will strike shall strike 2 Buailir, buaile tu, thou shalt 2 Buailidh sibh, ye shall strike strike 3 Buailidh siad, they shall strike 3 Buailidh, buaile so, he shall (57) 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 Plural 1 Go de buailfeas me? 1 as sinn a buailfeas, we what shall I strike? shall strike 2 is tu a buailfeas, it is 2go de buailfeas sib? thou shalt strike what shall ye strike? 3 an te a buailfeas, the 3 cia' buailfeas siad ? a that shall, &c13 whom shall they strike? SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. Present Tense and Future. Affirmative. Singular 1 Ma buailim, if I strike, &c.--as the present indicative, having ma, if, prefixed. Present |