Cluinn (irregular verb)
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"
