IRREGULAR VERBS. There are in Irish eight verbs, besides the auxiliary bi, which are called irregular; as they borrow various parts from other verbs, partly obsolete. The following table exhibits the primary word of each mood and tense, from which the other persons, &c. are formed, as in the regular verbs. (76) 1. Dean, do. (77) ACTIVE VOICE. IMPERATIVE. Dean, da. INFINITIVE. Do, or a deanaṁ, to do. PARTICIPLE. Ag deanam, doing. INDICATIVE. Pres. Aff. Nim, I do. Neg. Niel me deanam, I do not. Int. A ndeanam? or a ndeann me? do I? Pret. Aff. Rinneas, rinne me, I did. Neg. Ni dearnas, I did not. Int. A ndearna me? did I? Fut. Aff. Dheanad, I will do. Neg. Ni deanad, I will not do. Pres. Neg. Muna nim, Muna deanam, } if I do I do not. Pret. Aff. Da ndeanuinn, if I had done. Neg. Muna be go ndeanuinn,, if I had, &c. OPTATIVE. Pres. & Fut. Aff. Go ndeanam. I wish I may do. Neg. Nar deanam, may I not do. Pret. Bfearr liom go ndeannuinn, I wish I had done. PASSIVE VOICE. IMPERATIVE. Deantar, be made, or be done. INFINITIVE. Do, or a beit deanta, to be done, or made. PARTICIPLE. Deanta, done, or made. INDICATIVE. Pres. Aff. Deantar me, I am made. Neg. Niel me ar mo deanam, I am, &c. Pret. Aff. Do rinnead, I was made. Neg. Niar dearnad, I was not made. Fut. Aff. deantar, I will be made. Neg. Ni deantar, I will not be made. SUBJUNCTIVE. Pres. & Fut. Aff. Ma ndeantar, if I be made. Ma nitear, Pres. Pres. Neg. Muna ndeantar, if I be not made. Muna nitear, Pret. Aff. Da ndeantaoid, Da ndeanfaid, if I were made. OPTATIVE. if I were not made. Pres. & Fut. Aff. Go ndeantar, may I be made. Pret. Bfearr liom go ndeantar, I wish I had, &c. 2. Abair, Say. (78) ACTIVE VOICE. IMPERATIVE. Abair, say. INFINITIVE. Do, or a rad, to say. PARTICIPLE. Ag rad, saying. INDICATIVE. Pres. Aff. Deirim, I say. Neg. Ni abraim, I do not say. Pret. Aff. Dubras, } Dubairt me, I said. Neg. Niar dubras, I did not say. Nar dubairt me?did I say? Fut. Pret. Aff. Da ndearuinn, Da nabruinn,' if I said. Neg. Muna be go ndearuinn, if I had not OPTATIVE. said. Pres. & Fut. Aff. Go ndeirim, mi I say. Neg. Na habraim, may I not say. PARTICIPLE. Ag breit, bringing, &c. INDICATIVE. Pret. Aff. Beirim, I bring, or give. Pret. Aff. tugas, I gave. Neg. Niar tugas, &c. I did not give. Fut. Aff. Bearfaid, I will give. Beara me, Neg. Ni bearaid, Ni beara me, S Int. A dtiobraid? I will not give. A dtiobra me? } shall I give? SUBJUNCTIVE. Pres. & Fut. Ma beirim, if I give. Aff. Ma tugam, S Neg. Muna beirim, if I do not give Pret. Aff. Da mbearuinn, if I gave. Da dtuguinn, Neg. Muna be go mbearuinn, Muna be go dtuguinn, Muna be go dtiobruinn, if, &c. |