4. When as, or is, ba, and bud, come in contact with vowels, they are contracted into s, b, or m; as, Mas (ma is) tu fear an Da maill (ma aill) leat If you are the man of the A woman whose name 5. Ba, and bud, aspirate the following mutable consonants; as, bud mait liom, I would wish. 6. The auxiliary bi, with the preposition ann, is used to express existence; as, ta subailce ann, there is a virtue; bi duine ann, there was a man. (135.) The construction of the auxiliary verbs promiscuously exemplified. An è so do busga 'snaoi Is this your snuff-box? sin? is ead. it is. Nil amrus agam ann, I have no doubt. A ndearna A ndearna duine air bit riam amrus fa Dhia a beit ann? Nil cuid agam de, Ta fuact orm anois, agus bi tart mor orm ag teact asteać dam, Bheara me an tairgiod duit a marać ma tig liom, Bfearr liom go dtiocfa leat a tabairt aniuġ, An leat fein an cìor ċnàim? Is liom; agus is liom an sgatan fòs. Da mbiad airgiod agam, Ta ublaige uadfa, Bhfuil tu tinn? ni bfuilim, An tu an maor? ni me. 'Sionnan sin le rad agus gur bionnan iad araon, Ba doilig dam è. sa Did ever any man doubt of the existence of a God? I have no part of it. I am cold now, and I was very thirsty when I came in. I will give the money to you to-morrow if I can. I would rather you could have given it to-day. Is the ivory comb your own? It is mine; and the look- Are you the officer? I am not. That is the same as to say, that they were It were difficult for me. Dob i an bean a bailne She was the most beau dreać, Da ma leat è, ni biad m'ainmse ann, An leatsa an sgian so? Ni liom anois è, Mas leis è tabair do è. Bhfuil nair uirre? An raib mo leabarsa agad? tiful woman. If it were yours, my name would not be in it. Is this knife yours? It is not mine now. If it is his, give it to him. Is she ashamed? Had you my book? An An raib foidigeact orra? Is sine ar matairne na bur matairse, Did they think long? yours. Ta bur mbatsa san gcoill, Your cows are in the wood. 3. The following adverbs aspirate the words that follow them thus; Ni, niar, not, and nar? nacar? not? aspirate and prefix h to vowels; Do, and a, to, aspirate infinitives; Do, sign of the preter, aspirates active verbs; All the adverbial particles aspirate the words with which they are compounded; as, (136) Niar tainic aon duine No man came with him. leis, Is còir duinn urnaig do, or a deanam gac la, 2. Naċ, not, and ca? where? eclipse active verbs; and lar, sign of the preter participle, eclipses it; as, (137) Nač dtig leice siubal, She cannot walk. 3. Adverbs signifying proximity, require the dative; as, ta se angar dam, he is near me. (138.) S 4. The Thig se air uairib, Deirim naċar ioc se enfeorlin, Nar imtig an fear, a bi annso arèir? Ca ndeaċaid se? Gud as nać neistean tu liom? Ni cuiread se sùim ann, Càit a bfuil se anois? Car fag tu è? Suid anaice liom, Is fada d'fan tu tall, Is gearr go raca me siar aris, Cia he sin a dtaob siar diot? Cia he sin a dtaob tall diot? Bfearr liom beit tall, na bos, Na bi dul siar 's aniar, |
