Cluinn (irregular verb)

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The irregular verb Cluinn means "to hear"

Verbal Noun

cluintinn

Declarative Mood

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.

Impersonal/Passive Voice

Past tense

Declarative Question Negative Negative Question
1 chualas mi an cualas mi cha chualas mi nach cualas mi
2 chualas thu an cualas thu cha chualas thu nach cualas thu
3 masc chualas e an cualsa e cha chualas e nach cualas e
3 fem chualas i an cualas i cha chualas i nach cualas i
1 pl chualas sinn an cualas sinn cha chualas sinn nach cualas sinn
2 chualas sibh an cualas sibh cha chualas sibh nach cualas sibh
3 pl chualas iad an cualas iad cha chualas iad nach cualas 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.


Conditional Mood

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"