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No. Tá becomes níl in the negative. Bhí becomes ní raibh in the negative.
Some Irish irregular verbs have different absolute and dependent forms.
Tá - is the absolute form (used in the affirmative) Fuil - is the dependent form (used in the negative and interrogative)
Ní means "not" and lenites the verb. An is the interrogative particle and eclipses. Ná is the negative interrogative particle.
Tá sé anso - he is here Níl sé anso - he is not here, where "níl" is a fusion of "ní" and "fhuil". Fhuil is the lenited form of fuil, but in any case ní+fhuil = níl. An bhfuil sé anso? - is he here?, where bhfuil is the eclipsed form of fuil. Ná fuil sé anso? - isn't he here?
Bhí sé anso - he was here Ní raibh se anso - he wasn't here An raibh se anso? - was he here? Ná raibh se anso? - wasn't he here?
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