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.
Int. A ndeanad? shall I 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.
Int. Bhfuil me ga mo deanam? am I?

Pret. Aff. Do rinnead, I was made.

Neg. Niar dearnad, I was not made.
Int. Nar dearnad? was I made?

Fut. Aff. deantar, I will be made.

Neg. Ni deantar, I will not be made.
Int. A ndeantar? shall I 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.
Neg. Muna be go ndeantaoid,
Muna be go ndeanfaoid,

OPTATIVE.

if I were

not made.

Pres. & Fut. Aff. Go ndeantar, may I be made.
Neg. Nar deantar, may I not 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.
Int. An abraim? do I say?

Pret. Aff. Dubras, }

Dubairt me,

I said.

Neg. Niar dubras, I did not say.
Int. Nar dubras?

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
Muna be go nabruinn,

OPTATIVE.

said.

Pres. & Fut. Aff. Go ndeirim, mi I say.
Go nabraim, may

Neg. Na habraim, may I not say.

PARTICIPLE.

Ag breit, bringing, &c.

INDICATIVE.

Pret. Aff. Beirim, I bring, or give.
Neg. Ni beirim, I do not bring.
Int. An beirim? do I bring?

Pret. Aff. tugas, I gave.
tug me,

Neg. Niar tugas, &c. I did not give.
Int. a dtugas? &c. did I 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,
Muna dtugam,

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.