Changes in spelling
On the previous page, did you notice that the spelling of the A word used to describe an action or state of being. also changed?
é became éԲ.
To change the spelling of the verb, follow the rules below.
A. Short verbs
If the verb is In Irish, a short verb has one syllable., add –eadh / –adh, depending if it is In Irish, a verb is broad if the last vowel is a, o or u. or In Irish, a verb is slender if the last vowel is i or e..
For example:
| bris | ag briseadh |
| ú | ag úadh |
| mol | ag moladh |
| fill | ag filleadh |
| glan | ag glanadh |
| bris |
| ag briseadh |
| ú |
| ag úadh |
| mol |
| ag moladh |
| fill |
| ag filleadh |
| glan |
| ag glanadh |
B. Long verbs
If the verb is In Irish, a long verb has more than one syllable (ends with –igh / –aigh). For example é and ceannaigh., add –iú / -ú, depending if it is broad or slender.
For example:
| ídzԲ | ag críochnú |
| ainmnigh | ag ainmniú |
| ullmhaigh | ag ullmhú |
| ceartaigh | ag ceartú |
| é | ag léiriú |
| ídzԲ |
| ag críochnú |
| ainmnigh |
| ag ainmniú |
| ullmhaigh |
| ag ullmhú |
| ceartaigh |
| ag ceartú |
| é |
| ag léiriú |
C. Verbs that take ‘t’
For example:
| bain | ag baint |
| labhair | ag labhairt |
| oscail | ag oscailt |
| eitil | ag eitilt |
| imir | ag imirt |
| پdzá | ag پdzát |
| imigh | ag imeacht |
| bain |
| ag baint |
| labhair |
| ag labhairt |
| oscail |
| ag oscailt |
| eitil |
| ag eitilt |
| imir |
| ag imirt |
| پdzá |
| ag پdzát |
| imigh |
| ag imeacht |
D. Verbs that do not follow the rules
For example:
| caith | ag caitheamh |
| ceannaigh | ag ceannach |
| cuir | ag cur |
| é | ag éirí |
| éist le | ag éisteacht le |
| foghlaim | ag foghlaim |
| é | ag léamh |
| nigh | ag ní |
| oibrigh | ag obair |
| ó | ag ó |
| íDz | ag íDz |
| ú | ag siúl |
| caith |
| ag caitheamh |
| ceannaigh |
| ag ceannach |
| cuir |
| ag cur |
| é |
| ag éirí |
| éist le |
| ag éisteacht le |
| foghlaim |
| ag foghlaim |
| é |
| ag léamh |
| nigh |
| ag ní |
| oibrigh |
| ag obair |
| ó |
| ag ó |
| íDz |
| ag íDz |
| ú |
| ag siúl |
E. Irregular verbs
For example:
| é | ag dul | (going) |
| faigh | ag fáil | (getting) |
| tar | ag teacht | (coming) |
| ith | ag ithe | (eating) |
| tabhair | ag tabhairt | (giving) |
| abair | ag rá | (saying) |
| feic | ag feiceáil | (seeing) |
| é | ag éԲ | (doing) |
| clois / cluin | ag cloisteáil / cluinstin | (hearing) |
| beir ar | ag breith ar | (catching) |
| í | bheith | (being) |
| é |
| ag dul |
| (going) |
| faigh |
| ag fáil |
| (getting) |
| tar |
| ag teacht |
| (coming) |
| ith |
| ag ithe |
| (eating) |
| tabhair |
| ag tabhairt |
| (giving) |
| abair |
| ag rá |
| (saying) |
| feic |
| ag feiceáil |
| (seeing) |
| é |
| ag éԲ |
| (doing) |
| clois / cluin |
| ag cloisteáil / cluinstin |
| (hearing) |
| beir ar |
| ag breith ar |
| (catching) |
| í |
| bheith |
| (being) |
Let’s try some examples.
Question
bris
ag briseadh
Question
glan
ag glanadh
Question
ú
ag úadh
Question
aistrigh
ag aistriú
Question
ardaigh
ag ardú