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-ím
-íonn tú/sé/sí
-ímid
-íonn sibh/siad
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-aím
-aíonn tú/sé/sí
-aímid
-aíonn sibh/siad |
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-im
-eann tú/sé/sí
-imid
-eann sibh/siad |
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-aim
-(a)nn tú/sé/sí
-aimid
-(a)nn sibh/siad |
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| When do you use the first conjugation? |
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| ... when the verb is one syllable long |
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| When do you use the second conjugation? |
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| ... when the verb is more than one syllable long. |
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| 1st conjugation endings... |
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| attach to the end of the verb without anything being removed. |
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| 2nd conjugation endings... |
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attach to the end of the verb without anything being removed, unless it ends in "igh" in which case the "igh" is removed.
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| happens in second conjugation when the verb ends in "il," "ir," "in," or "is." Usually, the vowels are removed and the remaining consonants are tacked on before the ending. |
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| Exceptions in the 1st conjugation include... |
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1. having to drop "igh" when a verb has an accented vowel.
2. having to use 2nd conjugation slender endings when a verb has a long "i" sound without a fada. The "igh" here is dropped and the ending is added. |
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| is a generic question particle in the present tense. Adding it before a verb causes an eclipsis or urú. |
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is a negative question particle in the present tense. Adding it before a verb causes an eclipsis or urú.
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| is the negative statement particle in the present tense. It causes a lenition or a seimhiú when added before a verb. |
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