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A New Classification of the Irish Verb.
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A New Classification of the Irish Verb.
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Mac Neill, H. A.,
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Laoide, Seosamh (Lloyd, Joseph H.)
Composition Date
1900
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A NEW CLASSIFICATION OF THE IRISH VERB. INDICATIVE MOOD. FUNDAMENTAL TENSES. 1. Pluperfect Aa. Do bhíos d'éis sgríobhtha, I had (just) written. 1A. Link between Pluperfect and Aorist Past, Aa. Do bhí sgríobhtha agam, I had written. 2. Imperfect Ab. Do bhíos ag sgríobhadh, I was writing. 3. Past-Future Ac. (a) Do bhíos ar tí sgríobhtha - I was about to write (b) Do bhíos chum sgríobhtha - I was about to write 4. Present-Perfect Ba. Táim d'éis sgríobhtha, I have (just) written. 4A. Link between Present-Perfect and Aorist Past, Ba. Tá sgríobhtha agan, I have written. 5. Present-Present Bb. Táim ag sgríobhadh, I am writing. <L 584> 6. Present-Future Bc. (a) Táim ar tí sgríobhtha - I am about to write. (b) Táim chum sgríobhtha - I am about to write. 7. Future-Perfect Ca. Bead d'éis sgríobhtha, I shall have (just) written. 7A. Link between Future Perfect and Aorist Future, Ca. Beidh sgríobhtha agam, I shall have written. 8. Future-Present Cb. Bead ag sgríobhadh, I shall be writing. 9. Future-Future Cc. (a) Bead ar tí sgríobhtha, I shall be about to write. (b) Bead chum sgríobhtha, I will be about to write. 10. Aorist Past a. Do sgríobhas, I wrote. 11. Aorist Present B. Sgríobhaim, I write. 12. Aorist Future y. Sgríobhfad, I shall write. HABITUAL TENSES. 1. Pluperfect Aa. Do bhínn d'éis sgríobhtha, I used to have (just) written. 1A. Link between Pluperfect and Aorist Past, Aa. Do bhíodh sgríobhtha agam, I used to have written. 2. Imperfect Ab. Do bhínn ag sgríobhadh, I used to be writing. 3. Past-Future Ac. (a) Do bhínn ar tí sgríobhtha - I used to be about to write. (b) Do bhínn chum sgríobhtha - I used to be about to write. 4. Present-Perfect Ba. Bím d'éis sgríobhtha, I am in the habit of having (just) written. 4A. Link between Present-Perfect and Aorist Past, Ba. Bíonn sgríobhtha agam, I am in the habit of having written. 5. Present-Present Bb. Bím ag sgríobhadh, I am in the habit of being (at the moment) writing. 6. Present-Future Bc. (a) Bím ar tí sgríobhtha - I am in the habit of being about to write. (b) Bím chum sgríobhtha - I am in the habit of being about to write. 7. Aorist Past a. Do sgríobhainn, I used to write. 8. Aorist Present B. Sgríobhaim, I write, I am in the habit of writing. 9. Aorist Future y. Sgríobhfad, I shall write, I shall be in the habit of writing. CONDITIONAL TENSES. 1. Present-Perfect Ba. Do bheinn d'éis sgríobhtha, I should have (just) written. 2. Present-Present Bb. Do bheinn ag sgríobhadh, I should be writing. 3. Present-Future Bc. (a) Do bheinn ar tí sgríobhtha, I should be about to write. (b) Do bheinn chum sgríobhtha, I would be about to write. 4. Aorist Past a. (a) Do bheadh sgríobhtha agam, I should have written. (b) Do sgríobhfainn, I would have written. 5. Aorist Present B and Future y. Do sgríobhfainn, I should write, I would write. IMPERATIVE MOOD. 1. . Present-Perfect Ba. Bí d'éis sgríobhtha, have (just) written, be (just) finished writing. 2. Present-Present Bb. Bí ag sgríobhadh, be writing. 3. Present-Future Bc. Bí ar tí sgríobhtha, be about to write. 4. Aorist Past a. Bíodh sgríobhtha agat, have written, be finished writing. 5. Aorist Present B. Sgríobh, write. OPTATIVE AND SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. OPTATIVE. 1. Pluperfect Aa. Dá mbínn d'éis sgríobhtha, would that I had (just) written. 1A. Link between Pluperfect and Aorist Past, Aa. Dá mbíodh sgríobhtha agam, would that I had written. 2. Imperfect Ab. Dá mbínn ag sgríobhadh, would that I were writing. 3. Past-Future Ac. Dá mbínn ar tí sgríobhtha, would that I were about to write. 4. Present-Perfect Ba. Go rabhad d'éis sgríobhtha, that I may have (just) written. 4A. Link between Present-Perfect and Aorist Past, Ba. Go raibh sgríobhtha agam, that I may have written. 5. Present-Present Bb. Go rabhad ag sgríobhadh, that I may be writing. 6. Present-Future Bc. Go rabhad ar tí sgríobhtha, that I may be about to write. 7. Aorist Past a. Da sgríobhainn, would that I had written. 8. Aorist Present B (idiomatically including Aorits Future). Go sgríobhad, that I may write. SUBJUNCTIVE. 1. Pluperfect Aa. Go mbínn d'éis sgríobhtha, that I might have (just) written. <L 585> 1A. Link between Pluperfect and Aorist Past, Aa. Go mbíodh sgríobhtha agam, that I might have written. 2. Imperfect Ab. Go mbínn ag sgríobhadh, that I might be writing. 3. Past-Future Ac. Go mbínn ar tí sgríobhtha that I might be about to write. 4. Present-Perfect Ba. Go rabhad d'éis sgríobhtha, that I may have (just) written. Go mbím d'éis sgríobhtha, that I may have (just) written. 4A. Link between Present-Perfect and Aorist Past, Ba. Go raibh sgríobhtha agam, that I may have written. Go mbídh sgríobhtha agam, that i may have written. 5. Present-Present Bb. Go rabhad ag sgríobhadh, that I may be writing. Go mbím ag sgríobhadh, that I may be writing. 6. Present-Future Bc. Go rabhad ar tí sgríobhtha, that I may be about to write. Go mbím ar tí sgríobhtha, that I may be about to write. 7. Aorist Past a. Go sgríobhainn, that I might write. 8. Aorist Present B. Go sgríobhad, that I may write. INDICATIVE MOOD. 1. Do bhíos d'éis sgríobhtha - I had written. 2. Do bhíos ag sgríobhadh - I was writing. 3. Do bhíos ar tí sgríobhtha - I was going to write. Do bhíos chum sgríobhtha - I was going to write. 4. Táim d'éis sgríobhtha - I have written. 5. Táim ag sgríobhadh - I am writing. 6. Táim ar tí sgríobhtha - I am going to write. Táim chum sgríobhtha - I am going to write. 7. Bead d'éis sgríobhtha - I shall have written. 8. Bead ag sgríobhadh - I shall be writing. 9. Bead ar tí sgríobhtha - I shall be going to write. Bead chum sgríobhtha - I shall be going to write. 10. Do sgríobhas - I wrote. 11. Sgríobhaim - I write. 12. Sgríobhfad - I shall write. <L 586> Do bhínn d'éis sgríobhtha. Do bhínn ag sgríobhadh. Do bhínn ar tí sgríobhtha. Do bhínn chum sgríobhtha. Bím d'éis sgríobhtha. Bím ag sgríobhadh. Bím ar tí sgríobhtha. Bím chum sgríobhtha. Do sgríobhainn. Sgríobhaim. Sgríobhfad. Do bheinn d'éis sgríobhtha. Do bheinn ag sgríobhadh. Do bheinn ar tí sgríobhtha. Do bheinn chum sgríobhtha. (a) Do bheadh sgríobhtha agam (b) Do sgríobhfainn. Do sgríobhfainn. Do sgríobhfainn. Bí d'éis sgríobhtha. Bí ag sgríobhadh. Bí ar tí sgríobhtha. Bíodh sgríobhtha agat. Sgríobh. Dá mbínn d'éis sgríobhtha. Dá mbínn ag sgríobhadh. Dá mbínn ar tí sgríobhtha. Go rabhad d'éis sgríobhtha. Go rabhad ag sgríobhadh. Go rabhad ar tí sgríobhtha. Da sgríobhainn. Go sgríobhad.
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