Caibidil a Trí: das Verb (an Briathar)Echo forms |
In Connacht und Ulster synthetic verb suffixes are used, mostly only in uses generally known as "echo forms " :
they are not used if longer answers (with an object) are to follow:
e.g.: Nár ghlan tú an carr? - Ach ghlan mé é! = Haven't you washed the car? - But I have washed it!
In Munster, synthetic verb suffixes appear also aside from the echo forms.
1st conjugation, broad final stem sound
| - | present | preterite | future |
| I | -aim | -as | -fad |
| you | -air/-ainns | -ais | -fair/-fais |
| I clean | glanaim | ghlanas | glanfad |
| you clean | glanair/glanainns | ghlanais | glanfair/glanfais |
| - | present | preterite | future |
| I | -im | -eas | -fead |
| you | -ir/-inns | -is | -fir/-fis |
| I understand | tuigim | thuigeas | tuigfead |
| you understand | tuigir/tuiginns | thuigis | tuigfir/tuigfis |
| - | present | preterite | future |
| I | -aím | -aíos | -ód |
| you | -aír/-aínns | -aís | -óir/-óis |
| I soil | salaím | shalaíos | salód |
| you soil | salaír/salaínns | shalaís | salóir/salóis |
| - | present | preterite | future |
| I | -ím | -íos | -eod |
| you | -ír/-ínns | -ís | -eoir/-eois |
| I maintain | coinním | choinníos | coinneod |
| you maintain | coinnír/coinnínns | choinnís | coinneoir/coinneois |
| - | present | habit. present | preterite | future |
| I am | táim | bím | bhíos | b(eidh)ead |
| you are | táir/táis | bír/bínns | bhís | beir/beidhis |
| I am not | nílim | ní bhím | ní rabhas | ní bh(eidh)ead |
| you are not | nílir/nílis | ní bhír/bhínns | ní rabhais | ní bheir/bheidhis |
| am I? | an bhfuilim | an mbím | an rabhas | an mb(eidh)ead |
| are you? | an bhfuilir/bhfuilis | an mbír/mbínns | an rabhais | an mbeir/mbeidhis |
| - | present | preterite | future |
| I do | déanaim | rinneas | déanfad |
| you do | déanair/déanainns | rinnis | déanfair/déanfais |
| I do not | ní dhéanaim | ní dhearnas | ní dhéanfad |
| you do not | ní dhéanair/dhéanainns | ní dhearnais | ní dhéanfair/dhéanfais |
| do I? | an ndéanaim | an ndearnas | an ndéanfad |
| do you? | an ndéanair/ndéanainns | an ndearnais | an ndéanfair/ndéanfais |
Forms of the 2nd person present ending in -(a)ir are the traditional and original forms, and are especially found in Munster. Forms ending in -(a)inns are more used in Connacht. Forms of the 2nd pers. future ending in -f(a)ir are then again traditional and are used in Munster, in Connacht both -f(a)ir and -f(a)is.
In Connacht, also forms ending in -(a)ir occur in the preterite of the 2nd person.