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Learning the Irish Verbs displayed below is vital to the language. Irish verbs are words that convey action (bring, read, walk, run), or a state of being (exist, stand). In most languages a verb may agree with the person, gender, and/or number of some of its arguments, such as its subject, or object. Here are some examples:
| English Verbs | Irish Verbs |
|---|---|
| Verbs | Briathra |
| Past | Past |
| I spoke | Labhair mé |
| I wrote | Scríobh mé |
| I drove | Thiomáin mé |
| I loved | Bhí an-tóir agam/Thaitin go mór liom/Bhí grá agam do |
| I gave | Thug mé |
| I smiled | Rinne mé meangadh gáire /Bhí aoibh an gháire orm |
| I took | Thóg mé |
| he spoke | labhair sé |
| he wrote | scríobh sé |
| he drove | Thiomáin sé |
| he loved | thaitin leis/Bhí an-tóir aige /Bhí grá aige do ... |
| he gave | thug sé |
| he smiled | Rinne sé meangadh gáire/Bhí aoibh an gháire air |
| he took | Thóg sé |
| we spoke | labhraíomar |
| we wrote | scríobhamar |
| we drove | thiomáineamar |
| we loved | Bhí grá againn do |
| we gave | thugamar |
| we smiled | rinneamar meangadh gáire / gean gháire |
| we took | thógamar |
| Future | Todhchaí |
| I will speak | labhróidh mé |
| I will write | scríobhfaidh mé |
| I will drive | tiomáinfidh mé |
| I will love | Beidh grá agam do ... |
| I will give | Tabharfaidh mé |
| I will smile | Beidh mé ag meangadh gáire |
| I will take | tógfaidh mé |
| he will speak | labhróidh sé |
| he will write | scríobhf |
| he will drive | tiomáinfidh sé |
| he will love | beidh grá aige do |
| he will give | tabharfaidh sé |
| he will smile | Beidh sé ag meangadh |
| he will take | tógfaidh sé |
| we will speak | labhróimid |
| we will write | scríobhfaimid |
| we will drive | tiomáinfimid |
| we will love | tabharfaimid grá ... |
| we will give | tabharfaimid |
| we will smile | beimid ag meangadh |
| we will take | tógfaimid |
| Present | Reatha |
| I speak | labhraím |
| I write | scríobhaim |
| I drive | tiomáinim |
| I love | Tá grá agam do Pheig ( I love Peg) |
| I give | Tugaim |
| I smile | déanaim miongháire |
| I take | Glacaim |
| he speaks | labhraíonn sé |
| he writes | scríobhann sé |
| he drives | Tiomáineann sé |
| he loves | Is breá leis |
| he gives | Tugann sé |
| he smiles | déanann sé miongháire |
| he takes | tógann sé |
| we speak | labhraímid |
| we write | scríobhaimid |
| we drive | tiomáinimid |
| we love | Tá an-tóir againn / Tá cion againn/Tá an-mheas againn |
| we give | tugaimid |
| we smile | déanaimid meangadh gáire |
| we take | tógaimid |
Notice the structure of the Verbs in Irish.
Below is a list of the conjugated Verbs in the present past and future in Irish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Irish vocabulary.
| English Verbs | Irish Verbs |
|---|---|
| I can accept that | glacaim leis |
| she added it | chuir sí leis |
| we admit it | a admháil go raibh sé |
| they advised him | chuir siad comhairle air |
| I can agree with that | Is féidir liom aontú leis go |
| she allows it | Ceadaíonn sí |
| we announce it | fógraimid é |
| I can apologize | Gabhaim leithscéal |
| she appears today | Tá an chosúlacht uirthi inniu? |
| they arranged that | shocraigh siad go |
| I can arrive tomorrow | Is féidir liom teacht amárach |
| she can ask him | Is féidir léi....... |
| she attaches that | leagann sí go |
| we attack them | ionsaímid iad |
| they avoid her | seachnaíonn siad í |
| I can bake it | Is féidir liom é a bhácáil |
| she is like him | tá sí cosúil leis |
| we beat it | buailimid é |
| they became happy | Bhí siad sásta |
| I can begin that | Is féidir liom tosú go |
| we borrowed money | Fuaireamar iasacht airgid |
| they breathe air | Glacann siad aer isteach |
| I can bring it | Is féidir liom é a thabhairt |
| I can build that | Is féidir liom sin a thógáil |
| she buys food | Ceannaíonn sí bia |
| we calculate it | ríomhaimid é |
| they carry it | Iompraíonn siad é |
| they don't cheat | Nach bhfuil siad ag caimiléireacht |
| she chooses him | roghnaíonn sí é |
| we close it | dúnaimid é |
| he comes here | Tagann sé anseo |
| I can compare that | Is féidir liom sin a chur i gcomparáid le.. |
| she competes with me | Tá sí in iomaíocht liom |
| we complain about it | Táimid ag déanamh gearán faoi |
| they continued reading | Leann siad leo ag léamh |
| he cried about that | |
| I can decide now | Is féidir liom a chinneadh anois |
| she described it to me | Rinne sí cur síos dom ar |
| we disagree about it | Ní aontaímid faoi sin |
| they disappeared quickly | D'imigh siad go tapaidh |
| I discovered that | fuair mé amach go |
| she dislikes that | Ní thaitníonn léi |
| we do it | Déanaimid é |
| they dream about it | Bíonn siad ag brionglóid faoi |
| I earned | Thuill mé é /Bhí sé tuillte agam |
| he eats a lot | Itheann sé a lán |
| we enjoyed that | Thaitin sé linn |
| they entered here | Tháinig siad isteach anseo(Enter = teacht isteach) |
| he escaped that | D'éalaigh sé |
| I can explain that | Is féidir liom a mhíniú go |
| she feels that too | mothaíonn sí sin freisin |
| we fled from there | Theitheamar as sin/Theith.. ón áit sin |
| they will fly tomorrow | Eitleoidh siad amárach/Beidh siad ag eit... amárach |
| I can follow you | Is féidir liomsa thú a leanúint/Féadar liom thú a leanúint |
| she forgot me | rinne sí dearmad orm |
| we forgive him | mhaithimid dó |
| I can give her that | Is féidir liom a thabhairt di go |
| she goes there | Téann sí ann |
| we greeted them | bheannaigh muid dóibh |
| I hate that | Is fuath liom gur |
| I can hear it | Is féidir liom é a chloisteáil |
| she imagine that | Samhlaíonn sí |
| we invited them | Thugamar cuireadh dóibh |
| I know him | Tá aithne agam air/Tá a fhios agam é |
| she learned it | D'fhoghlaim sí é |
| we leave now | Imímid anois |
| they lied about him | D'inis siad bréag faoi |
| I can listen to that | Is féidir liom éisteacht leis sin |
| she lost that | Chaill sí sin/Chaill sí an .... sin |
| we made it yesterday | Rinneamar é inné |
| they met him | Bhuail siad leis |
| I misspell that | Mílitrím |
| I always pray | Guím i gcónaí |
| she prefers that | Is fearr léi |
| we protected them | Chosnaíomar iad |
| they will punish her | Cuirfidh siad pionós uirthi |
| I can put it there | Is féidir liom é a chur ann |
| she will read it | Léifidh sí é /Beidh sí á léamh |
| we received that | Fuaireamar é |
| they refuse to talk | Diúltaíonn siad labhairt |
| I remember that | Is cuimhin liom go |
| she repeats that | Deir sí arís go |
| we see it | feicimid é |
| they sell it | Díolann siad é |
| I sent that yesterday | Sheol mé sin inné |
| he shaved his beard | Bhearr sé a fhéasóg |
| it shrunk quickly | Laghdaigh sé go tobann |
| we will sing it | Canfaimid |
| they sat there | shuigh siad ansin |
| I can speak it | Is féidir liom ... a labhairt |
| she spends money | Caitheann sí airgead |
| we suffered from that | D'fhulaingíomar ó |
| they suggest that | Tugann siad an tuairim(They give the opinion that..) |
| I surprised him | Chuir mé ionadh air |
| she took that | thóg sí a |
| we teach it | múinimid |
| they told us | d'inis siad dúinn |
| she thanked him | ghabh sí buíochas leis |
| I can think about it | Is féidir liom machnamh a dhéanamh ar |
| she threw it | Chaith sí |
| we understand that | tuigimid go |
| they want that | Tá siad ag iarraidh |
| I can wear it | Is féidir liom é a chaitheamh |
| she writes that | Scríobhann sí go |
| we talk about it | Bímid ag caint faoi |
| they have it | Tá sé acu |
| I watched it | chonaic me é |
| I will talk about it | labhróidh mé faoi |
| he bought that yesterday | cheannaigh sé inné é |
| we finished it | chriochnaíomar é |
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