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The irregular verb ''Cluinn'' means "to here"
 
The irregular verb ''Cluinn'' means "to here"
  
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==Active Voice==
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==[[Verbal noun (definition)|Verbal Noun]]==
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cluintinn
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==[[Active (definition)|Active Voice]]==
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===Past tense===
 
===Past tense===
  
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|I'm hearing/I hear
 
|I'm hearing/I hear
 
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===Future tense===
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! !!Declarative!!Question!!Negative!!Negative Question||Relative Future
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|cluinnidh mi ||an cluinn mi ||cha chluinn mi||nach cluinn mi||a chluinneas mi
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|cluinnidh thu ||an cluinn thu ||cha chluinn thu||nach cluinn thu||a chluinneas tu
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!3 masc
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|cluinnidh e||an cluinn e||cha chluinn e||nach cluinn e||a chluinneas e
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!3 fem
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|cluinnidh i||an cluinn i||cha chluinn i||nach cluinn i ||a chluinneas i
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|cluinnidh sinn ||an cluinn sinn ||cha chluinn sinn||nach cluinn sinn||a chluinneas sinn
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|cluinnidh sibh ||an cluinn sibh ||cha chluinn sibh||nach cluinn sibh||a chluinneas sibh
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|cluinnidh iad||an cluinn iad||cha chluinn iad||nach cluinn iad||a chluinneas iad
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Note, the relative future is  used after certain particles such as ma or the particle used with questions a. Note that in the relative future the pronoun tu is used in lieu of thu.
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cluinnidh mi "I will hear"
 
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an cluinn tu "Will you hear"
 
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cha chluinn iad they will nto hear
 
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ma chluinneas tu if you hear
 
 
chluinninn I would hear
 
chluinninn I would hear
 
chluinneadh tu you woudl hear
 
chluinneadh tu you woudl hear

Revision as of 21:07, 16 May 2009

The irregular verb Cluinn means "to here"

Verbal Noun

cluintinn

Active Voice

Past tense

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

Present tense

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 construction is used with the present tense of the verb bi (be) along with the verbal noun.

Tha mi a' cluinntinn
be.pres 1s prog hear.vn
I'm hearing/I hear

Future tense

Declarative Question Negative Negative Question Relative Future
1 cluinnidh mi an cluinn mi cha chluinn mi nach cluinn mi a chluinneas mi
2 cluinnidh thu an cluinn thu cha chluinn thu nach cluinn thu a chluinneas tu
3 masc cluinnidh e an cluinn e cha chluinn e nach cluinn e a chluinneas e
3 fem cluinnidh i an cluinn i cha chluinn i nach cluinn i a chluinneas i
1 pl cluinnidh sinn an cluinn sinn cha chluinn sinn nach cluinn sinn a chluinneas sinn
2 cluinnidh sibh an cluinn sibh cha chluinn sibh nach cluinn sibh a chluinneas sibh
3 pl cluinnidh iad an cluinn iad cha chluinn iad nach cluinn iad a chluinneas iad

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



chluinninn I would hear chluinneadh tu you woudl hear an cluinnin would I hear an cluinninn chualas mi I was heard an chualas e was he heard cluinnear mi I shall be heard an cluinnear sinn "will we be heard' cluinnte mi I would be heard cluinneam 'let me hear' cluinn! "hear!" Cluinnibh "hear.pl!" cluinneadh e "let him hear"

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