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Am bheil mi buailte? } Have I been struck?
Am bheil mi iar mo bhualadh? }
Pluperfect.
An robh mi buailte? } Had I been struck?
An robh mi iar mo bhualadh? }
_Subjunctive Mood._
Imperfect.
Bhuailteadh mi, [Greek: etuptomen an], I should be struck.
Future.
Ma bhuailtear mi, If I shall be struck.
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Pluperfect.
Bhithinn buailte, } Bhithinn iar mo } [Greek: etuphthen an], I should have been bhualadh, } struck.
_Imperative Mood._ Buailtear mi, Let me be struck.
Buailtear thu, [Greek: tuptou], Be thou struck.
&c.
Participle.
Buailte, [Greek: tetummenos] Struck.
It will afford satisfaction to the grammatical reader, to see how correctly the various modifications of time, as distinguished and arranged by Mr Harris, are expressed in the Gaelic verb, by the auxiliaries, bi _be_, and dol _going_. See _Hermes B. I. c. 7._
Aorist of the Present.
[Greek: Tupto], I strike, ----
Aorist of the Past.
[Greek: Etupsa], I struck, Bhuail mi.
Aorist of the Future.
[Greek: Tupso], I shall strike, Buailidh mi.
Inceptive Present.
[Greek: Mello tuptein], I am going to strike, Ta mi dol a bhualadh.
Middle or extended Present.
[Greek: Tunchano tupton], I am striking, Ta mi ag bualadh.
Completive Present.
[Greek: Tetupha], I have struck, Ta mi iar bualadh.
Inceptive Past.
[Greek: Emellon tuptein], I was going to strike, Bha mi dol a bhualadh.
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Middle or extended Past.
[Greek: Etupton], I was striking, Bha mi ag bualadh.
Completive Past.
[Greek: Etetuphein], I had struck, Bha mi iar bualadh.
Inceptive future.
[Greek: Melleso tuptein], I shall be going to Bithidh mi dol a strike, bhualadh.
Middle or extended Future.
[Greek: Esomai tupton], I shall be striking, Bithidh mi ag bualadh.
Completive Future.
[Greek: Esomai tetuphos], I shall have struck, Bithidh mi iar bualadh.
IRREGULAR VERBS OF THE FIRST CONJUGATION.
Beir, _bear._
ACTIVE VOICE.
Preterite. Future.
_Affirm._ Do rug, Beiridh.
_Negat._ D' rug, Beir.
_Subjunct._ Bheirinn, Bheireas.
_Imperat._ Beiream. _Infin._ Beirsinn, breith.
Pa.s.sIVE VOICE.
_Affirm._ Do rugadh, Beirear.
_Negat._ D' rugadh, Beirear.
_Subjunct._ Bheirteadh, Bheirear.
_Imperat._ Beirthear.
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Cluinn, _hear._
ACTIVE VOICE.
Preterite. Future.
_Affirm._ Do chuala, Cluinnidh.
