Language Work #6: VERBS

1. Language Work #6: VERBS • Verbs! Actual Verbs! All future tense! Easy!

2. Regular Verbs, Future Tense • In the future tense, add either –faidh or –fidh to the root, depending on whether it is broad (such as ól) or slender (such as cuir) • Pronounce it as –ih - ólfaidh [ōl-ih], will drink- glanfaidh [glan-ih], will clean- tógfaidh [tōg-ih], will take- fágfaidh [fawg-ih], will leave- fanfaidh [fahn-ih], will wait

3. ÓLFAIDH – will drink • Future tense: add –faidh to the verb root ól ólfaidh mé – I will drinkólfaidh tú– you will drinkólfaidh sé – he will drinkólfaidh sí – she will drinkólfaidh muid – we will drinkólfaidh sibh– y’all will drinkólfaidh siad– they will drink

4. GLANFAIDH – will clean • Past tense: add –faidh to the verb root glanglanfaidh mé– I will cleanglanfaidh tú – you will cleanglanfaidh sé – he will cleanglanfaidh sí – she will cleanglanfaidh muid – we will cleanglanfaidh sibh – y’all will cleanglanfaidh siad – they will clean

5. TÓGFAIDH – will take • Future tense: add –faidh to the verb root tógtógfaidh mé – I will taketógfaidh tú – you will taketógfaidh sé – he will taketógfaidh sí – she will taketógfaidh muid – we will taketógfaidh sibh – y’all will taketógfaidh siad – they will take

6. FÁGFAIDH – will leave • Future tense: add –faidh to the verb root fágfágfaidh mé – I will leavefágfaidh tú – you will leavefágfaidh sé – he will leavefágfaidh sí – she will leavefágfaidh muid – we will leavefágfaidh sibh – y’all will leavefágfaidh siad – they will leave

7. FANFAIDH – will wait • Future tense: add –faidh to the verb root fan fanfaidh mé – I will waitfanfaidh tú – you will waitfanfaidh sé – he will waitfanfaidh sí – she will waitfanfaidh muid – we will waitfanfaidh sibh – y’all will waitfanfaidh siad – they will wait

8. Ask a question, eclipse the verb! • An ólfaidh sibh anocht? – from ól, “drink”[an ōl-ih shiv anokht]Will y’all drink tonight? • Nach dtógfaidh siad é? – from tóg, “take”[nakh dōg-ih shee-ad ey]Won’t they take it? • Cá nglanfaidh sé anocht? – from glan, “clean”[caw nglan-ih shey anokht]Where will he clean tonight?

9. Negate a phrase, lenite the verb! • Ní ólfaidh mé sa teach. - from ól, “drink” [nee ōl-ih mey suh tyakh] I won’t drink in the house. • Ní fhágfaidh sé leabhair anseo. – fág, “leave”[nee aw-ih shey lyowair an-sho]He won’t leave books here. • Ní thógfaidh sí é. – from tóg, “take”[nee hōg-ih she ey]She won’t take him.

10. Review • In the future tense, add either –faidh or –fidh to the root, depending on whether it is broad (such as ól) or slender (such as cuir) • Pronounce it as –ih- brisfidh [brish-ih], will break- tuigfidh [tig-ih], will understand- druidfidh [drij-ih], will shut- cuirfidh [kwir-ih], will put- léifidh [ley-ih], will read

11. BRISFIDH – will break • Future tense: add -fidh to the verb root brisbrisfidh mé – I will breakbrisfidh tú – you will breakbrisfidh sé – he will breakbrisfidh sí – she will breakbrisfidh muid – we will breakbrisfidh sibh – y’all will breakbrisfidh siad – they will break

12. TUIGFIDH – will understand • Future tense: add –fidh to the verb root tuig tuigfidh mé – I will understandtuigfidh tú – you will understandtuigfidh sé – he will understandtuigfidh sí – she will understandtuigfidh muid – we will understandtuigfidh sibh – y’all will understandtuigfidh siad – they will understand

13. DRUIDFIDH – will shut • Future tense: add –fidh to the verb root druid druidfidh mé – I will shutdruidfidh tú – you will shutdruidfidh sé – he will shutdruidfidh sí – she will shutdruidfidh muid – we will shutdruidfidh sibh – y’all will shutdruidfidh siad – they will shut

14. CUIRFIDH – will put • Future tense: add –fidh to the verb root cuircuirfidh mé – I will putcuirfidh tú – you will putcuirfidh sé – he will putcuirfidh sí – she will putcuirfidh muid – we will putcuirfidh sibh – y’all will putcuirfidh siad – they will put

15. LÉIFIDH – will read • Future tense: add –fidh to the verb root léiléifidh mé – I will readléifidh tú – you will readléifidh sé – he will readléifidh sí – she will readléifidh muid – we will readléifidh sibh – y’all will readléifidh siad – they will read

16. Ask a Question, Eclipse the Verb! • An mbrisfidh tú é? – from bris, “break”[an mrish-ih too ey]Will you break it? • Nach dtuigfidh siad é? – tuig, “understand”[nakh dig-ih shee-ad ey]Won’t they understand him? • Cá gcuirfidh muid é? – from cuir, “put”[caw gwir-ih mwid ey]Where will we put it?

17. Negate a phrase, lenite the verb! • Ní léifidh mé é sa teach. - from léigh, “read” [nee ley-ih mé ey suh tyakh]I will not read it in the house. • Ní chuirfidh sé leabhair anseo. – cuir, “put”[nee khwir-ih shey lyowair an-sho]He did not put books here. • Ní dhruidfidh sí an doras. – from druid, “shut”[nee ghrij-ih she an doras]She won’t shut the door.

18. Assignment • Use the following type I verbs in future tense:- dún [doon] – to close- caill [kyl] – to lose- mol [mull] – to praise- fill [fill] – to return- gabh [gawv] – to give- gearr [gyair] – to cut- póg [pōg] – to kiss- rith [rih] – to run