Sing.
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SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD.
Preterite. Future.
C Bhithinn "i C F would be "i ^ I Ma hhitheas mi ^ t if I shall be \ >i,
' Hliilhcadh tu J^ 'pasgadli, -C thou wouldst be '■'! ■S*"^. \ Ma l)liitlioas tu J- 'pasgadh, J if thou shall be J- I
( Bhitheadh e 3 (he luould be }l ( Ma bhitheas e } I'if he shall be )l
f Bhitheamaid ì C we would be ì 4 T Ma Wiillieas sinn Ì i if we shall be '\ i.
Flar. < Bhitheadh sibh J- a pasgadh, \ ye would be > | Plur. < Ma l)hitheas sihli \ a pasgadli, ' ifynit shall he \ |
( Bhitheadh iad ) (_ they rcould be } I f. Ma l)liilheas iad ) (if they shall be ) I
THE PRETEllITE DECLINED WITH CI [A.
C Am bithinn ^ (would I be '\
Sing. < Am bitheadh tu > 'pasgadh, < wouldst thou be \ wrapping ?
{_ Am bitheadh e 3 t would he be )
C Am bitheamaid '\ C would xee be "J
Plur. < Am bitheadh sibh > a pasgadli, < would ye be '■ ivrapping ?
(^ Am bitheadh iad J (. would they be }
C Cha bhithinn ^ (I would not be "1
Sing. < Cha bhitheadh tu '■ 'pasgadh, •! f/«o?< leouldst not be V wrapping.
( Cha bhidieadh e J ' ^e would not be }
C Cha bhitlicailli sinn "J f «'e icoidd not be '\
Plur.<. Cha bliitlic.iilh sibh Va pasgadh, J ye would not be 2w>'"Ppi»9
f Cha bhitheadh iad } (they leould not be J
C Mur bithinn "i (if I would not be 'Ì
Sing. < Mur bitheadh tu J- 'pasgadh, < if thou wouldst not be ^wrapping.
( Mur bitheadh e J (if he would not be }
( Mur bitheamaid, or
,, , .^, ,, / ( if ive would not be 1
n, I Mur bitheadh smnf n } -r ii ^ i f
^^'"••S M„r hithpnHh .ihl, >a pasgadh, ^ if ye would not be _ )■ tvrapping.
(^ ij they woub
Mur bitheadh sibhf " H-gauw, . y i,=> — j. .^. ,^
Mur bitheadh iad ^ ^ '^ '^'"J '"'"^'^ «"* ^' ^
IMPERATIVE MOOD.
C Bitheam Ì C let me be 'ì ( Bitheamaid Ì ( let us be "i
Siiig.. < Bi, bi thusa J- 'pasgadh, l be thou J- wrapping. Plur. I Bithibh J- a pasgadli, < 6e ye '■ tcrapping.
( Bitheadh e ) (let him be) ( Bitheadh iad ) ( let them be )
INFINITIVE MOOD.
Bhith, or a bhith pasgadh, Ì f i ,
Do bhith pasgadh, ^ II y-
PASSIVE VOICE.
AFFIRM.\TIVE.*
Preseiit. Preterite.
^ Tha mi ì Clam ì T Bha mi "i ( I was 'i
■Sing. < Tha thu '■ paisgte, < thou art J- ivrapped. Sing. \ Bha thu > paisgte, \ thou wcrt \ ivrapped.
( Tha e 3 I. ''6 is 3 ( Bha e 3 (he was j
( Tha sinn ì f ice are ~\ C Bha sinn "1 f we jfere '\
Plur. \ Tha sibh V paisgte, x ye are y wrapped. Plur. \ Bha sibh J. paisgte, < ye were J- ivrapped^
( Tha iad 3 i <Aey are 3 ( Bha iad 3 ' they were }
Future.
C Bithidh mi Ì CI shall be "i
Sing. < Bithidh tu ' paisgte, < thou shalt be > wrapped.
(^Bithidhse3 (he shall be 3
C Bithidh sinn ì ( we shall be ^l
Plur. < Bithidh sibh J- paisgte, < ye shall be v wrapped.
(^ Bithidh siad j ( they sluill be }
* Anotlier form of the present, preterite, and future affirmative is, T/ui mi air mo phasgncUi, i!fc. ; Bha iin air mo iihmgmlli, 4 c. ; Bithidh
mi air mo phusgadh, 4'c'.