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!colspan="3"|context!!independent!!After Cha||Dependent
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!colspan="3"|context!!independent!!Dependent
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
 
!rowspan="6"|basic forms!!rowspan="3"|active!!past<sup>1</sup>
 
!rowspan="6"|basic forms!!rowspan="3"|active!!past<sup>1</sup>
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|colspan="2"|chuala
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|rinn
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|cuala
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|d'rinn or do rinn
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
 
!Future
 
!Future
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|cluinnidh
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|nì
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|chluinn
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|dèan
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|cluinn
 
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
 
!Relative Future<sup>1</sup>
 
!Relative Future<sup>1</sup>
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|colspan="2"|---||chluinneas
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| ---  
 +
|nì
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
 
!rowspan="3"|impersonal<sup>1</sup>!!past
 
!rowspan="3"|impersonal<sup>1</sup>!!past
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|colspan="2"|chualas (chualadh)
+
|rinneadh
−
|cualas (chualadh)
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|do rinneadh
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
 
!future
 
!future
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|cluinn(t)ear
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|nithear
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|chluinn(t)ear
+
|dèanar
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|rowspan="2"|cluinn(t)ear
 
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
 
!relative future
 
!relative future
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|colspan="2"|---
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| ---
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|nithear
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
 
!rowspan="2"|Conditional Mood!!colspan="2"|active
 
!rowspan="2"|Conditional Mood!!colspan="2"|active
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|colspan="2"|chluinneadh  (chluinninn<sup>2</sup> in 1st singular)
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|dhèanadh<sup>1</sup> <br> (dhèanainn<sup>2</sup> in 1st sing)<br>(dhèanamaid<sup>2,3</sup> in 1 pl)
−
|cluinneadh  (cluinninn<sup>2</sup> in 1st sing)
+
|dèanadh<sup>1</sup><br> (dèanainn<sup>2</sup> in 1st sing)<br>(dèanamaid<sup>2,3</sup> in 1 pl)
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
 
!colspan="2"|impersonal
 
!colspan="2"|impersonal
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|colspan="2"|chluinnte (chluinnist in Lewis)
+
|dhèante
−
|cluinnte (cluinnist in Lewis)
+
|dèante
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
 
!rowspan="5"|Imperative Mood!!rowspan="2"|1st person!!singular
 
!rowspan="5"|Imperative Mood!!rowspan="2"|1st person!!singular
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|cluinneam<sup>2</sup>||colspan="2" rowspan="8"|---
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|dèanam<sup>2</sup>||colspan="2" rowspan="8"|---
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
 
!plural
 
!plural
−
|cluinneamaid<sup>2</sup>
+
|dèanamaid<sup>2</sup>
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
 
!rowspan="2"|2nd person!!singular
 
!rowspan="2"|2nd person!!singular
−
|cluinn<sup>2</sup>
+
|dèan<sup>2</sup>
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
 
!plural
 
!plural
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|cluinnibh<sup>2</sup>
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|dèanaibh<sup>2</sup>
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
 
!colspan="2"|3rd person
 
!colspan="2"|3rd person
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|cluinneadh
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|dèanadh
 
|-align=center
 
|-align=center
 
!colspan="3"|verbal noun
 
!colspan="3"|verbal noun
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|cluinntinn (sometimes cluinnteil)
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|dèanamh
 
|}
 
|}
 
Notes:
 
Notes:
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*<sup>1</sup> with the past tense, relative future and impersonal forms of this verb, the pronoun ''tu'' is used instead of ''thu''
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*<sup>1</sup> the pronoun ''tu'' is used instead of ''thu''
 
*<sup>2</sup> these forms are not used with any subject, they contain the subject in the inflection of the verb ([[Pro-Drop]])
 
*<sup>2</sup> these forms are not used with any subject, they contain the subject in the inflection of the verb ([[Pro-Drop]])
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*<sup>3</sup> rare and archaic.
 
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|-
 
|-
 
! 1
 
! 1
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|chuala mi ||an cuala mi ||cha chuala mi||nach cuala mi||gun cuala mi
+
|rinn mi ||an d'rinn mi ||cha d'rinn mi||nach d'rinn mi||gun d'rinn mi
 
|-
 
|-
 
!2
 
!2
−
|chuala tu<sup>1</sup> ||an cuala tu ||cha chuala tu||nach cuala tu||gun cuala tu
+
|rinn thu ||an d'rinn thu ||cha d'rinn thu||nach d'rinn thu||gun d'rinn thu
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3 masc
 
!3 masc
−
|chuala e||an cuala e||cha chuala e||nach cuala e||gun cuala e
+
|rinn e||an d'rinn e||cha d'rinn e||nach d'rinn e||gun d'rinn e
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3 fem
 
!3 fem
−
|chuala i||an cuala i||cha chuala i||nach cuala i||gun cuala i
+
|rinn i||an d'rinn i||cha d'rinn i||nach d'rinn i||gun d'rinn i
 
|-
 
|-
 
! 1 pl
 
! 1 pl
−
|chuala sinn ||an cuala sinn ||cha chuala sinn||nach cuala sinn||gun cuala sinn
+
|rinn sinn ||an d'rinn sinn ||cha d'rinn sinn||nach d'rinn sinn||gun d'rinn sinn
 
|-
 
|-
 
!2 pl
 
!2 pl
−
|chuala sibh ||an cuala sibh ||cha chuala sibh||nach cuala sibh||gun cuala sibh
+
|rinn sibh ||an d'rinn sibh ||cha d'rinn sibh||nach d'rinn sibh||gun d'rinn sibh
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3 pl
 
!3 pl
−
|chuala iad||an cuala iad||cha chuala iad||nach cuala iad||gun cuala iAd
+
|rinn iad||an d'rinn iad||cha d'rinn iad||nach d'rinn iad||gun d'rinn iad
 
|}
 
|}
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#Irregularly, the 2nd person pronoun shows up as ''tu'' instead of ''thu'' in the past, impersonal, and relative future forms of this verb.
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====Present tense====
 
====Present tense====
  
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As is common in Gaelic, there is no present tense form of the verb. When a simple present meaning  ("I hear something") or a progressive meaning (I am hearing something is intended,  the [[Periphrastic (definition)|periphrastic construction]] is used with the present tense of the verb ''bi'' (be), i.e., tha, along with the verbal noun.
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As is common in Gaelic, there is no present tense form of the verb. When a simple present meaning  ("I do something") or a progressive meaning (I am doing something is intended,  the [[Periphrastic (definition)|periphrastic construction]] is used with the present tense of the verb ''bi'' (be), i.e., tha, along with the verbal noun.
  
 
:{|
 
:{|
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|Tha||mi||a' ||cluinntinn
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|Tha||mi||a' ||dèanamh
 
|-
 
|-
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|be.pres||1s||prog||hear.vn
+
|be.pres||1s||prog||do.vn
 
|-
 
|-
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|I'm hearing/I hear
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|I'm doing/I do
 
|}
 
|}
−
 
  
 
====Future tense====
 
====Future tense====
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|-
 
|-
 
! 1
 
! 1
−
|cluinnidh mi ||an cluinn mi ||cha chluinn mi||nach cluinn mi||a chluinneas mi  
+
|nì mi ||an cluinn mi ||cha chluinn mi||nach cluinn mi||a nì mi  
 
|-
 
|-
 
!2
 
!2
−
|cluinnidh tu<sup>2</sup> ||an cluinn thu ||cha chluinn thu||nach cluinn thu||a chluinneas tu<sup>2</sup>
+
|nì thu||an dèan thu ||cha dèan thu||nach dèan thu||a nì thu
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3 masc
 
!3 masc
−
|cluinnidh e||an cluinn e||cha chluinn e||nach cluinn e||a chluinneas e
+
|nì e||an dèan e||cha dèan e||nach dèan e||a nì e
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3 fem
 
!3 fem
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|cluinnidh i||an cluinn i||cha chluinn i||nach cluinn i ||a chluinneas i
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|nì i||an dèan i||cha dèan i||nach dèan i ||a nì i
 
|-
 
|-
 
! 1 pl
 
! 1 pl
−
|cluinnidh sinn ||an cluinn sinn ||cha chluinn sinn||nach cluinn sinn||a chluinneas sinn
+
|nì sinn ||an dèan sinn ||cha dèan sinn||nach dèan sinn||a nì sinn
 
|-
 
|-
 
!2 pl
 
!2 pl
−
|cluinnidh sibh ||an cluinn sibh ||cha chluinn sibh||nach cluinn sibh||a chluinneas sibh
+
|nì sibh ||an dèan sibh ||cha dèan sibh||nach dèan sibh||a nì sibh
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3 pl
 
!3 pl
−
|cluinnidh iad||an cluinn iad||cha chluinn iad||nach cluinn iad||a chluinneas iad
+
|nì iad||an cluidèannn iad||cha dèan iad||nach dèan iad||a nì iad
 
|}
 
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|-
 
|-
 
! 1
 
! 1
−
|chualas mi ||an cualas mi ||cha chualas mi||nach cualas mi
+
|rinneadh mi ||an do rinneadh mi ||cha do rinneadh mi||nach do rinneadh mi
 
|-
 
|-
 
!2
 
!2
−
|chualas tu<sup>1</sup> ||an cualas tu ||cha chualas tu||nach cualas tu
+
|rinneadh tu<sup>1</sup> ||an do rinneadh tu ||cha do rinneadh tu||nach do rinneadh tu
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3 masc
 
!3 masc
−
|chualas e||an cualas e||cha chualas e||nach cualas e
+
|rinneadh e||an do rinneadh e||cha do rinneadh e||nach do rinneadh e
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3 fem
 
!3 fem
−
|chualas i||an cualas i||cha chualas i||nach cualas i  
+
|rinneadh i||an do rinneadh i||cha do rinneadh i||nach do rinneadh i  
 
|-
 
|-
 
! 1 pl
 
! 1 pl
−
|chualas sinn ||an cualas sinn ||cha chualas sinn||nach cualas sinn
+
|rinneadh sinn ||an do rinneadh sinn ||cha do rinneadh sinn||nach do rinneadh sinn
 
|-
 
|-
 
!2 pl
 
!2 pl
−
|chualas sibh ||an cualas sibh ||cha chualas sibh||nach cualas sibh
+
|rinneadh sibh ||an do rinneadh sibh ||cha do rinneadh sibh||nach do rinneadh sibh
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3 pl
 
!3 pl
−
|chualas iad||an cualas iad||cha chualas iad||nach cualas iad
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|rinneadh iad||an do rinneadh iad||cha do rinneadh iad||nach do rinneadh iad
 
|}
 
|}
 
Notes:
 
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====Present tense====
 
====Present tense====
  
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The use of a passive in the present tense is odd, even in English. But if forced, one would use a passive periphrastic construction using the present tense of the verb ''bi'' followed by the derived subject followed by ''air'' and finally the verb in verbal noun form:
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The use of a passive in the present tense is odd, even in English. We leave this blank here
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:{|
 
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|Tha||mi||air||cluinntinn
 
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|-
 
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|be.pres||1s||passive||hear.vn
 
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|-
 
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|colspan="4"|"I am heard"
 
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|-
 
|-
 
! 1
 
! 1
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|cluinnear mi ||an cluinnear mi ||cha chluinnear mi||nach cluinnear mi||a chluinnear mi  
+
|nithear mi ||an dèanar mi ||cha dèanar mi||nach dèanar mi||a nithear mi  
 
|-
 
|-
 
!2
 
!2
−
|cluinnear thu ||an cluinnear thu ||cha chluinnear thu||nach cluinnear thu||a chluinnear thu  
+
|nithear thu ||an dèanar thu ||cha dèanar thu||nach dèanar thu||a nithear thu  
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3 masc
 
!3 masc
−
|cluinnear e||an cluinnear e||cha chluinnear e||nach cluinnear e||a chluinnear e
+
|nithear e||an dèanar e||cha dèanar e||nach dèanar e||a nithear e
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3 fem
 
!3 fem
−
|cluinnear i||an cluinnear i||cha chluinnear i||nach cluinnear i ||a chluinnear i
+
|nithear i||an dèanar i||cha dèanar i||nach dèanar i ||a nithear i
 
|-
 
|-
 
! 1 pl
 
! 1 pl
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|cluinnear sinn ||an cluinnear sinn ||cha chluinnear sinn||nach cluinnear sinn||a chluinnear sinn
+
|nithear sinn ||an dèanar sinn ||cha dèanar sinn||nach dèanar sinn||a nithear sinn
 
|-
 
|-
 
!2
 
!2
−
|cluinnear sibh ||an cluinnear sibh ||cha chluinnear sibh||nach cluinnear sibh||a chluinnear sibh
+
|nithear sibh ||an dèanar sibh ||cha dèanar sibh||nach dèanar sibh||a nithear sibh
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3 pl
 
!3 pl
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|cluinnear iad||an cluinnear iad||cha chluinnear iad||nach cluinnear iad||a chluinnear iad
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|nithear iad||an dèanar iad||cha dèanar iad||nach dèanar iad||a nithear iad
 
|}
 
|}
 
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|-
 
|-
 
! 1
 
! 1
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| chluinninn<sup>1</sup> ||an cluinninn ||cha chluinninn||nach cluinninn
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| dhèanainn<sup>1</sup> ||an dèanainn ||cha dèanainn||nach dèanainn
 
|-
 
|-
 
!2
 
!2
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|chluinneadh tu<sup>2</sup>||an cluinneadh tu ||cha chluinneadh tu||nach cluinneadh tu
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|dhèanadh tu<sup>2</sup>||an dèanadh tu ||cha dèanadh tu||nach dèanadh tu
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3 masc
 
!3 masc
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|chluinneadh e||an cluinneadh e||cha chluinneadh e||nach cluinneadh e
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|dhèanadh e||an dèanadh e||cha dèanadh e||nach dèanadh e
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3 fem
 
!3 fem
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|chluinneadh i||an cluinneadh i||cha chluinneadh i||nach cluinneadh i  
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|dhèanadh i||an dèanadh i||cha dèanadh i||nach dèanadh i  
 
|-
 
|-
 
! 1 pl
 
! 1 pl
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|chluinneadh sinn (chluinneamaid<sup>3</sup>)||an cluinneadh sinn (an cluinneamaid<sup>3</sup>)||cha chluinneadh sinn (cha chluinneamaid<sup>3</sup>)||nach cluinneadh sinn (nach cluinneamaid<sup>3</sup>)
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|dhèanadh sinn (dhèaneamaid<sup>3</sup>)||an dèanadh sinn (an dèaneamaid<sup>3</sup>)||cha dèanadh sinn (cha dèaneamaid<sup>3</sup>)||nach dèanadh sinn (nach dèaneamaid<sup>3</sup>)
 
|-
 
|-
 
!2 pl
 
!2 pl
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|chluinneadh sibh ||an cluinneadh sibh ||cha chluinneadh sibh||nach cluinneadh sibh
+
|dhèanadh sibh ||an dèanadh sibh ||cha dèanadh sibh||nach dèanadh sibh
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3 pl
 
!3 pl
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|chluinneadh iad||an cluinneadh iad||cha chluinneadh iad||nach cluinneadh iad
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|dhèanadh iad||an dèanadh iad||cha dèanadh iad||nach dèanadh iad
 
|}
 
|}
 
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|-
 
|-
 
! 1
 
! 1
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| chluinnte mi||an cluinnte mi ||cha chluinnte mi||nach cluinnte mi
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| dhèante mi||an dèante mi ||cha dèante mi||nach dèante mi
 
|-
 
|-
 
!2
 
!2
−
|chluinnte thu||an cluinnte thu ||cha chluinnte thu||nach cluinnte thu
+
|dhèante thu||an dèante thu ||cha dèante thu||nach dèante thu
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3 masc
 
!3 masc
−
|chluinnte e||an cluinnte e||cha chluinnte e||nach cluinnte e
+
|dhèante e||an dèante e||cha dèante e||nach dèante e
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3 fem
 
!3 fem
−
|chluinnte i||an cluinnte i||cha chluinnte i||nach cluinnte i  
+
|dhèante i||an dèante i||cha dèante i||nach dèante i  
 
|-
 
|-
 
! 1 pl
 
! 1 pl
−
|chluinnte sinn ||an cluinnte sinn ||cha chluinnte sinn||nach cluinnte sinn
+
|dhèante sinn ||an dèante sinn ||cha dèante sinn||nach dèante sinn
 
|-
 
|-
 
!2 pl
 
!2 pl
−
|chluinnte sibh ||an cluinnte sibh ||cha chluinnte sibh||nach cluinnte sibh
+
|dhèante sibh ||an dèante sibh ||cha dèante sibh||nach dèante sibh
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3 pl
 
!3 pl
−
|chluinnte iad||an cluinnte iad||cha chluinnte iad||nach cluinnte iad
+
|dhèante iad||an dèante iad||cha dèante iad||nach dèante iad
 
|}
 
|}
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==Imperative Mood==
 
==Imperative Mood==
  
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The Imperative mood is used when giving a command. 2nd person imperatives are the most common. In English these are translated with by just the verb "Hear!". 1st and 3rd person imperatives translated loosely as "Let me hear", "let us hear", "let he/she/them hear". The 1st person plural and third person imperatives are the same as the conditional forms except without [[Lenition|lenition]]
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The Imperative mood is used when giving a command. 2nd person imperatives are the most common. In English these are translated with by just the verb "Do!". 1st and 3rd person imperatives translated loosely as "Let me do", "let us do", "let he/she/them do". The 1st person plural and third person imperatives are the same as the conditional forms except without [[Lenition|lenition]]
  
 
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!rowspan="4"|singular
 
!rowspan="4"|singular
 
!1
 
!1
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|cluinneam<sup>1</sup>
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|dèanam<sup>1</sup>
 
|-
 
|-
 
!2
 
!2
−
|cluinn<sup>1</sup>
+
|dèan<sup>1</sup>
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3 masc
 
!3 masc
−
|cluinneadh e
+
|dèanadh e
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3 fem
 
!3 fem
−
|cluinneadh i
+
|dèanadh i
 
|-
 
|-
 
!rowspan="3"|plural
 
!rowspan="3"|plural
 
!1
 
!1
−
|cluinneamaid<sup>1</sup>
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|dèanamaid<sup>1</sup>
 
|-
 
|-
 
!2
 
!2
−
|cluinnibh<sup>1</sup>
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|dèanaibh<sup>1</sup>
 
|-
 
|-
 
!3
 
!3
−
|cluinneadh iad
+
|dèanadh iad
 
|}
 
|}
 
Notes
 
Notes
 
# The 1st and 2nd person forms are used without subject pronouns.
 
# The 1st and 2nd person forms are used without subject pronouns.
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==[[References]]==
 
==[[References]]==

Latest revision as of 12:58, 2 August 2012

The irregular verb dèan means "to do" or "to make". Dèan is one of 11 irregular verbs in Gaelic.

Summary of forms

  • Independent forms of the verb dèan are used without any particles.
  • Dependent forms of the verb dèan are used after an, nach, gun and other particles
context independent Dependent
basic forms active past1 rinn d'rinn or do rinn
Future nì dèan
Relative Future1 --- nì
impersonal1 past rinneadh do rinneadh
future nithear dèanar
relative future --- nithear
Conditional Mood active dhèanadh1
(dhèanainn2 in 1st sing)
(dhèanamaid2,3 in 1 pl) 		dèanadh1
(dèanainn2 in 1st sing)
(dèanamaid2,3 in 1 pl)
impersonal dhèante dèante
Imperative Mood 1st person singular dèanam2 ---
plural dèanamaid2
2nd person singular dèan2
plural dèanaibh2
3rd person dèanadh
verbal noun dèanamh

Notes:

  • 1 the pronoun tu is used instead of thu
  • 2 these forms are not used with any subject, they contain the subject in the inflection of the verb (Pro-Drop)
  • 3 rare and archaic.


Non Conditional Moods (indicative, interrogative, negative)

Active Voice

Past tense

Declarative Question Negative Negative Question embedded
1 rinn mi an d'rinn mi cha d'rinn mi nach d'rinn mi gun d'rinn mi
2 rinn thu an d'rinn thu cha d'rinn thu nach d'rinn thu gun d'rinn thu
3 masc rinn e an d'rinn e cha d'rinn e nach d'rinn e gun d'rinn e
3 fem rinn i an d'rinn i cha d'rinn i nach d'rinn i gun d'rinn i
1 pl rinn sinn an d'rinn sinn cha d'rinn sinn nach d'rinn sinn gun d'rinn sinn
2 pl rinn sibh an d'rinn sibh cha d'rinn sibh nach d'rinn sibh gun d'rinn sibh
3 pl rinn iad an d'rinn iad cha d'rinn iad nach d'rinn iad gun d'rinn iad


Present tense

As is common in Gaelic, there is no present tense form of the verb. When a simple present meaning ("I do something") or a progressive meaning (I am doing something is intended, the periphrastic construction is used with the present tense of the verb bi (be), i.e., tha, along with the verbal noun.

Tha mi a' dèanamh
be.pres 1s prog do.vn
I'm doing/I do

Future tense

The future tense in Gaelic is used to express the idea that an event will happen sometime after the speech time. Unlike English, the future tense can also be used with a present tense meaning, to express the idea that an action is habitual.

Declarative Question Negative Negative Question Relative Future1
1 nì mi an cluinn mi cha chluinn mi nach cluinn mi a nì mi
2 nì thu an dèan thu cha dèan thu nach dèan thu a nì thu
3 masc nì e an dèan e cha dèan e nach dèan e a nì e
3 fem nì i an dèan i cha dèan i nach dèan i a nì i
1 pl nì sinn an dèan sinn cha dèan sinn nach dèan sinn a nì sinn
2 pl nì sibh an dèan sibh cha dèan sibh nach dèan sibh a nì sibh
3 pl nì iad an cluidèannn iad cha dèan iad nach dèan iad a nì iad

Note:

  1. the relative future is used after certain particles such as ma or the particle used with questions a.
  2. Note that in the relative future and declarative future the pronoun tu is used in lieu of thu.


Impersonal/Passive Voice

Gaelic verbs don't technically have a Passive verb form. Instead the passive is typically represented through a periphrastic construction using the verbs Rach or Tha + the passive marker air. It does, however, have an impersonal form. The Impersonal is used to indicate an indeterminate subject. Chualas can be best translated as "someone heard". Use of a pronoun is completely optional. So "Chualas" is a completely well-formed sentence. When used with a pronoun, the pronoun represents the logical object of the verb. So "chualas mi" means "Someone heard me". This is often translated as "I was heard", hence the typical "passive" label.

Since Gaelic doesn't distinguish between subject and object pronouns (unlike it's sibling Modern Irish), it is very difficult to determine if these pronouns are subjects or objects. We list them here as if they were subjects, with the understanding that the pronouns in the following tables represent the logical objects of the verb (the person who was heard, not the hearer).

Past tense

Declarative Question Negative Negative Question
1 rinneadh mi an do rinneadh mi cha do rinneadh mi nach do rinneadh mi
2 rinneadh tu1 an do rinneadh tu cha do rinneadh tu nach do rinneadh tu
3 masc rinneadh e an do rinneadh e cha do rinneadh e nach do rinneadh e
3 fem rinneadh i an do rinneadh i cha do rinneadh i nach do rinneadh i
1 pl rinneadh sinn an do rinneadh sinn cha do rinneadh sinn nach do rinneadh sinn
2 pl rinneadh sibh an do rinneadh sibh cha do rinneadh sibh nach do rinneadh sibh
3 pl rinneadh iad an do rinneadh iad cha do rinneadh iad nach do rinneadh iad

Notes:

  1. The pronoun tu is used here instead of thu

Present tense

The use of a passive in the present tense is odd, even in English. We leave this blank here


Future tense

Declarative Question Negative Negative Question Relative Future1
1 nithear mi an dèanar mi cha dèanar mi nach dèanar mi a nithear mi
2 nithear thu an dèanar thu cha dèanar thu nach dèanar thu a nithear thu
3 masc nithear e an dèanar e cha dèanar e nach dèanar e a nithear e
3 fem nithear i an dèanar i cha dèanar i nach dèanar i a nithear i
1 pl nithear sinn an dèanar sinn cha dèanar sinn nach dèanar sinn a nithear sinn
2 nithear sibh an dèanar sibh cha dèanar sibh nach dèanar sibh a nithear sibh
3 pl nithear iad an dèanar iad cha dèanar iad nach dèanar iad a nithear iad

Notes

  1. the relative future is used after certain particles such as a the particle used with questions, or ma "if".


Conditional Mood

Active

Declarative Question Negative Negative Question
1 dhèanainn1 an dèanainn cha dèanainn nach dèanainn
2 dhèanadh tu2 an dèanadh tu cha dèanadh tu nach dèanadh tu
3 masc dhèanadh e an dèanadh e cha dèanadh e nach dèanadh e
3 fem dhèanadh i an dèanadh i cha dèanadh i nach dèanadh i
1 pl dhèanadh sinn (dhèaneamaid3) an dèanadh sinn (an dèaneamaid3) cha dèanadh sinn (cha dèaneamaid3) nach dèanadh sinn (nach dèaneamaid3)
2 pl dhèanadh sibh an dèanadh sibh cha dèanadh sibh nach dèanadh sibh
3 pl dhèanadh iad an dèanadh iad cha dèanadh iad nach dèanadh iad

Notes:

  1. The 1st person singular form is never used with an overt pronoun, the verb contains the pronoun already.
  2. The pronoun tu is used here instead of thu
  3. The 1st person plural has a special inflected form, which like the first person singular is never used with a pronoun. This 1st person plural form is rarely used anymore.


passive

Declarative Question Negative Negative Question
1 dhèante mi an dèante mi cha dèante mi nach dèante mi
2 dhèante thu an dèante thu cha dèante thu nach dèante thu
3 masc dhèante e an dèante e cha dèante e nach dèante e
3 fem dhèante i an dèante i cha dèante i nach dèante i
1 pl dhèante sinn an dèante sinn cha dèante sinn nach dèante sinn
2 pl dhèante sibh an dèante sibh cha dèante sibh nach dèante sibh
3 pl dhèante iad an dèante iad cha dèante iad nach dèante iad

Imperative Mood

The Imperative mood is used when giving a command. 2nd person imperatives are the most common. In English these are translated with by just the verb "Do!". 1st and 3rd person imperatives translated loosely as "Let me do", "let us do", "let he/she/them do". The 1st person plural and third person imperatives are the same as the conditional forms except without lenition

person form
singular 1 dèanam1
2 dèan1
3 masc dèanadh e
3 fem dèanadh i
plural 1 dèanamaid1
2 dèanaibh1
3 dèanadh iad

Notes

  1. The 1st and 2nd person forms are used without subject pronouns.

References

  • Black, Ronald (2006) Cothrom Ionnsachaidh Peebles: Self-published.
  • Byrne, Michel (2002) Gràmar na Gàidhlig. Eilean Leòdhais: Stòrlann-Acair.
  • Deiseal Earranta tta (2006) Reference Cards: Sealbhairean Roimhearach/Riochdairean Roimhearach.
  • Mark, Colin (2004) The Gaelic-English Dictionary/Am faclair Gàidhlig-Beurla. London: Routledge
  • Mark, Colin (2006), Gaelic Verbs: Systemised and Simplified" 2nd Edition. Edinburgh: Steve Savage Publishers. http://www.savagepublishers.com/138.html
  • Lamb, William (2003) Scottish Gaelic. 2nd edition. Munich: Lingcom Europa
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