#abair

Gliocas Luchd-Ionnsachaidh: Cuiribh bileag-ainm air a h-uile rud san taigh agaibh, agus aithris seantansan dhuibh fhèin mar a bhios sibh a' gluasad mun cuairt. Mar eisimpleir: "Tha mi a' dol dhan t-seòmar-cadail"; "Tha mi a' glanadh nan soithichean"; no "Tha mi a' fosgladh na h-uinneig".

[Learners' Tip: Put name labels on items in your house, and recite sentences to yourself as you move around. For example: "I am going to the bedroom"; "I am washing the dishes"; or "I am opening the window".]

Gliocas Luchd-Ionnsachaidh: Nuair a bhios sibh ag èisteachd ri meadhanan Gàidhlig, ath-athrisibh a h-uile rud a chluinneas sibh.

[Learners' Tip: When listening to Gaelic media, repeat everything that you hear.]

Abair is an irregular verb meaning ‘to say’, and here are the ways its simple tenses would differ from the standard sentence constructions and verb conjugations.

Verbal Noun

A verbal noun is a noun formed from or otherwise corresponding to a verb. So "saying", "singing" and so on as a noun would form the verbal noun. The verbal noun for abair is rá.

Present Tense

The independent form of a verb is used for statements, while the dependent form is generally for yes/no questions and negative statements.

When we are making a statement in the present tense, we use:

Deir tú é

This is the present independent form of abair. Note that abair is also the imperative form, which is to say, the most basic, dictionary form as well as the form used to give commands.

Past Tense

For statements, dúirt is used.

Dúirt sé é.

And for questions and negative statements, notice that both forms cause an urú:

An nduirt tú é? Ní ndúirt mé é.

Also note that since abair has a dependent past form, an and ní are used instead of ar and níor, and nach and go are used instead of nár and gur even in the past tense.

Future Tense

Déarfaidh is used.

For questions and negative statements, note that the negative statement does not mutate:

An ndéarfaidh é? Ní déarfaidh mé é.

Note: Ní dhéarfaidh might be common amongst Connacht speakers but is not recognised by standard Irish.

Summary

Present Tense

Past Tense

Future Tense

Statement Question Negative

Deir An ndeir Ní deir

Dúirt An ndúirt Ní dúirt

Déarfaidh An ndéarfaidh Ní déarfaidh

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Abair is an irregular verb meaning ‘to say’, and here are the ways its simple tenses would differ from the standard sentence constructions and verb conjugations.

Verbal Noun

A verbal noun is a noun formed from or otherwise corresponding to a verb. So "saying", "singing" and so on as a noun would form the verbal noun. The verbal noun for abair is rá.

Present Tense

The independent form of a verb is used for statements, while the dependent form is generally for yes/no questions and negative statements.

When we are making a statement in the present tense, we use:

Deir tú é

This is the present independent form of abair. Note that abair is also the imperative form, which is to say, the most basic, dictionary form as well as the form used to give commands.

Past Tense

For statements, dúirt is used.

Dúirt sé é.

And for questions and negative statements, notice that both forms cause an urú:

An nduirt tú é? Ní ndúirt mé é.

Also note that since abair has a dependent past form, an and ní are used instead of ar and níor, and nach and go are used instead of nár and gur even in the past tense.

Future Tense

Déarfaidh is used.

For questions and negative statements, note that the negative statement does not mutate:

An ndéarfaidh é? Ní déarfaidh mé é.

Note: Ní dhéarfaidh might be common amongst Connacht speakers but is not recognised by standard Irish.

Summary

Present Tense

Past Tense

Future Tense

Statement Question Negative

Deir An ndeir Ní deir

Dúirt An ndúirt Ní dúirt

Déarfaidh An ndéarfaidh Ní déarfaidh