It is currently Thu 02 Jul 2026 3:25 am

All times are UTC


Forum rules


Please click here to view the forum rules



Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 4 posts ] 
Author Message
PostPosted: Wed 03 Dec 2014 7:09 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Sun 28 Aug 2011 8:44 pm
Posts: 3512
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California, USA
For some reason, FGB tends to neglect the plural imperative of most verbs. I'm wondering what the rule is for determining if a plural imperative will end with "-ígí" (fada on both "í's") or "-igí." And what about the irregulars?

I really want to get this sorted in my own mind so I don't pass on the wrong information to others.

Redwolf


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Wed 03 Dec 2014 8:38 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Sat 03 May 2014 4:01 pm
Posts: 1973
Redwolf wrote:
For some reason, FGB tends to neglect the plural imperative of most verbs. I'm wondering what the rule is for determining if a plural imperative will end with "-ígí" (fada on both "í's") or "-igí." And what about the irregulars?

I really want to get this sorted in my own mind so I don't pass on the wrong information to others.

Redwolf


1st conjugation, usually short i (= -igí), except verbs like nigh, snoidh (i.e. short vowel), or caígh, maígh (already long í)

mol - molaigí
tuig - tuigigí
pairceáil - pairceálaigí
dóigh - dóigí
léigh - léigí

caígh - caígí
nigh - nígí
(< nighigí in old spelling)

2nd conjugation: always long -í (= -ígí)

beartaigh - beartaígí
coinnigh - coinnígí
oscail - osclaígí
foghlaim - foghlaimígí

Irregular verbs:

abair - abraigí
beir - beirigí

bí - bígí
clois - cloisigí
déan - déanaigí
faigh - faighigí
feic - feicigí
ith - ithigí
tabhair - tugaigí
tar - tagaigí
téigh - téigí


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Wed 03 Dec 2014 8:49 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Sun 28 Aug 2011 8:44 pm
Posts: 3512
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California, USA
GRMA!


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Thu 04 Dec 2014 1:51 am 
Offline

Joined: Thu 15 Sep 2011 12:06 pm
Posts: 2436
Donegal Irish, for those interested :) :

mol - molaigí
tuig - tuigigí
pairceáil - pairceálaigí
dóigh - dóighigí
léigh - léighigí
caígh - caíghigí
nigh - nighigí

2nd conjugation:

beartaigh - beartaigí
coinnigh - coinnigí
foscail - fosclaigí
foghlaim - foghlaimigí

Irregular verbs:

abair - abraigí
beir - beirigí
bí - bígí
cluin - cluinigí
déan - déanaigí
faigh - faghaigí
feic - feicigí
ith - ithigí
tabhair - tabhraigí
tar - taraigí (and also goitse > goitsigí, to say "come here")
gabh - gabhaigí

_________________
Is fearr Gaeilg na Gaeltaċta ná Gaeilg ar biṫ eile
Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne
:)


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 4 posts ] 

All times are UTC


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot], Google Adsense [Bot] and 332 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group