Regular verbs are therefore conjugated through the primary tenses active, in this manner; Buail, do bualad, buailim, do buaileas, buailfead, 'da mbuailfinn, strike. Bris, do brisead, brisim, do briseas, brisfead, da mbrisfinn, break. Cas, do casad, casam, do casas, casfad, da gcasfuinn, twist. Ceap, do ceapad, ceapam, do ceapas, ceapfad, da gceapfuinn, shape, or fit. Agall, d' agallad, agallam, d' agallas, agallfad, da nagallfuinn, accost. Baist, do baistead, baistim, do baisteas, baistfead, da mbaistfinn, baptize. Arduig, d' arduġad, arduiġim, d' arduiġeas, airdeocfad, da nairdeoċfuinn, raise. Cruinnig, do cruinniugad, cruinnigim, do ċruinnigeas, cruinneocfad, do gcruinneoċfuinn, gather. In this manner conjugate, fasten ceas,--ċèasad, torment cior,--ċiorad, comb druid,--druidead, shut dùn,--dùnad, make fast ding,--dingead, drive dog,--dogad, burn diult,--diultad, refuse claon,--claonad, lamentiarr, -iarraig, search or ask duisg,--duisgead, awaken las,--lasad, burn meall,--meallad, deceive |searg,--seargad, wither marb,--marbad, kill sean,--seanad, deny measg,--measgad, mir seid,--seidead, blowo mill,--millead, spoil mol,--molad, praise smeid,--smeidead, beckon minig, -miniuġad, explain seas,--seasam, stand plùc,--plùcad, smother preab,--preabad, kick reub,--reubad, tear reid,--reidead, settle Many verbs have the sgriob, -sgriobad, scratch sgriob, --sgriobad, write sgaoil,--sgaoilead, loose sparr,--sparrad, nail sgeit, -sgeitead, scatter sgat,--sgatad, infinitive and imperative alike; and in some the imperative can only be distinguished from the infinitive, by having a small vowel in the termination. In all other parts they are conjugated regularly; as, (75) Diol, do diol, diolam, do diolas, diolfad, da ndiolfuinn, sell or pay. Cuir, do cur, cuirim, do cuireas, cuirfead, da gcuirfinn, send or put. The following is a list of the most usual. bruit, do bruit, boil aṁairc,--amarc, look cosg,--cosg, quell airis,--airis, tell crinn,--êrinn, gnaw eag, foglam,- foglam, learnriar,--riar, satisfy glaoid,--glaod, call slad,--slad, rob goin,--gon, wound guid,--guid, steal guid,--guide, pray iompo,--iompo, turn guil,--gul, cry ioc,--ioc, pay it,--ite, eat sgar,--sgur, separate sniom,--sniom, spin sug,--suga, suck toirmesg, --- toirmeasg, toćuis,--točus, scratch These form the infinitive in 7, viz. sgrios,--sgrios, destroy cas,--ċasmail, turn or casad, S carnn,--ċarnail, heap cuinnig,--ċuinmeal, keep congaib,--congbail, hold creid,--ċreidmeal, believe The following have the infinitive in t; viz. lasg,--lasgail, whip tog,--togbail, lift treig,--treigmeal, forsake tuig,---tuigbeal, understand ionoll,--ionlat, wash seaċan,--seaċaint, shun leig,--leigin, or leigint, teilg,--teilgin, or teilgint, cast rit,--ritint, run permit lean,--leanmuint, follow muint, separate feuc,--feucaint, behold feic,--feicsint, see sgar,--sgarmuin, or sgar- fan,--fanmuint, stay The following cannot be reduced to any genera! rule; viz. ail, d'aileamuin, nourish imtig,--imteact, go geall,---geallamuin, pro- seas,--seasam, stand blig,--bliagan, milk mise innis,--innse, tell eist--eisteact, hear. gair,--gairm, call sinn, --ŝinim, play music gluas,---ġluasaċd, move. (74) PASSIVE VOICE. Every regular verb has five principal parts, in the passive voice, viz. 1. The participle, formed by adding ta, or te to the imperative, active; as, buail, strike, buailte, struck; cas, twist, casta, twisted. 2. The imperative and the present, formed by adding tar, or tear to the imperative; as, buailtear, be struck, or I am struck; castar, I am twisted. 3. The preter, formed by adding ad or cad to the imperative active; as, do buailead, I was struck; do casad, I was twisted. 4. The future, formed by adding ar or ear, far or fear to the imperative active; as, buailfear, I shall be struck; casfar, I will be twisted. 5. The preter subjunctive, formed by adding faoidh, or fidh to the imperative active; as, da mbuailfid, if I had been struck; da gcasfaoid, if I had been twisted. Regular Regular verbs are therefore conjugated through the primary tenses passive, in this manner. Imperative active, Baist, baiste, baistear, do baistead, baistfear, da mbaistfid, baptized. Blais, blaiste, blaistear, do blaisead, blaisfear, da mblaisfid, tasted. Brugh, bruigte, brugtar, do brugad, brugfar, da mbrugfaoid, bruised. Crom, cromtaoid*, cromtar, do cromad, cromfar, da geromfaoid, bent. () Diol, diolta, dioltar, do diolad, diolfar, da ndiolfaoid, sold. Nigh, nigte, nigtar, do nigead, nigfear, da nighfaoid, washed. Tiomain, tiomanta*, tiomantar, do tiomanad, tiomanfar, da dtiomanfaoid, driven. ( ) Ceil, ceilte, ceiltear, do ceilead, ceilfear, da gceilfaoid, concealed. Can, canta, cantar, do canad, canfar, da gcanfaoid, sung or said. Treig, treigte or treigtid, treigtear*, do treigead, treigfear, da dtreigfaoid, forsaken, ( ) Creid, creidte, creidtear, do creidead, creidfear, da gcreidfid, believed. Tuig, tuigte or tuigtid, tuigtear, do tuigead, tuigfear, da dtuigfid, understood. (75) |