Recognition
drill for an modh coinníollach with irregular
verbs
Form
a picture in your mind of the phrase's meaning
and of the subject (whether "I", "you",
"he", etc.) as you say these phrases
aloud:
Thiocfainn
(HUHK-hin). Ní fheicfimis í (nee
EK-hi-mish ee). An ndéarfadh sibh é
sin? (un NYAY*R-huhk shiv ay* shin). Nach rachfá
liom? (nahk* RAHK*-faw* luhm). Dá gcloisfidís
(daw* GLISH-hi-deesh). Mura bhfeicfeadh sí
thú. Dá dtiocfaimis libh. Chloisfeadh
sé sinn. An rachaidís léi?
Ní déarfá é sin.
Nach dtiocfadh sí linn?
Key:
I would come. We wouldn't see her. Would you-all
say that? Wouldn't you go with me? If they were
to hear. If she weren't to see you. If we came
with you-all. He would hear us. Would they go
with her? You wouldn't say that. Wouldn't she
come with us?
Irregular
verbs in the conditional mood
Here
are the rest of the irregular verbs. Say all
forms out loud, repeating them until you are
familiar with them and can picture in your mind
the meaning of each phrase.
"Déan"
(day*n), do or make, has a future form: déanfaidh
mé (DAY*N-hee may*), I will do. The conditional
is:
dhéanfainn
(YAY*N-hin), I would do
dhéanfá
(YAY*N-faw*), you would do
dhéanfadh
sé (YAY*N-huhk* shay*), he would do
dhéanfadh
sí, she would do
dhéanfaimis
(YAY*N-hi-mish), we would do
dhéanadh
sibh, you-all would do
dhéanfaidís
(YAY*N-hi-deesh) they would do
dhéantaí
(YAY*N-tee), people would do
The
rest of the forms for "déan"
have these first elements:
Ní
dhéanfainn, I would not do. An ndéanfainn?
(un NAY*N-hin), would I do? Nach ndéanfainn?,
wouldn't I do Dá ndéanfainn, if
I were to do. Mura ndéanfainn, if I weren't
to do.
The
verb "ith" (i), eat, is irregular
only in the future tense and the conditional
mood. Íosfaidh mé (EES-hee may*)
is "I will eat". The conditional is:
d'íosfainn
(DEES-hin), I would eat
d'íosfá
(DEES-faw*), you would eat
d'íosfadh
sé (DEES-huhk* shay*), he would eat
d'íosfadh
sí, she would eat
d'íosfaimis
(DEES-hi-mish), we would eat
d'íosfadh
sibh, you-all would eat
d'íosfaidís
(DEES-hi-deesh), they would eat
d'íosfaí
(DEES-fwee), people would eat
The
rest of the forms of the conditional begin with:
Ní
íosfainn, I would not eat. An íosfainn?,
would I eat? Nach n-íosfainn?, wouldn't
I eat? Dá n-íosfainn, if I were
to eat. Mura n-íosfainn, if I were not
to eat.
The
verb "tabhair" (TOO-ir), give, becomes
tabharfaidh mé (TOOR-hee may*), I will
give, in the future tense. The conditional is
therefore:
thabharfainn
(HOOR-hin), I would give
thabharfá
(HOOR-faw*), you would give
thabharfadh
sé (HOOR-huhk* shay*), he would give
thabharfadh
sí, she would give
thabharfaimis
(HOOR-hi-mish), we would give
thabharfadh
sibh, you-all would give
thabharfaidís
(HOOR-hi-deesh), they would give
thabharfaí
(HOOR-fwee), people would give
Other
forms in the modh coinníollach begin
with:
Ní
tharfainn, I would not give. An dtabharfainn?
(un DOOR-hin), would I give? Nach dtabharfainn?,
wouldn't I give? Dá dtabharfainn, if
I were to give. Mura dtabharfainn, if I were
not to give.
"Beir
air" (ber er), seize it or grab it, has
"béarfaidh mé air" (BAY*R-hee
may* ar) for the future, and the conditional
is:
bhéarfainn
(VAY*R-hin) air, I would seize it
bhéarfá
(VAY*R-faw*) air, you would seize it
bhéarfadh
(VAY*R-huhk*) sé air, he would seize
it
bhéarfadh
sí air, she would seize it
bhéarfaimis
air, we would seize it
bhéarfadh
sibh air, you-all would seize it
bhéarfaidís
air (VAY*R-hi-deesh er), they would seize it
bhéarfaí
(VAY*R- fwee) air, people would seize it
Na
foirmeacha eile:
Ní
bhéarfainn air, I would not seize it.
An mbhéarfainn air? (un MAY*R-hin er),
would I seize it? Nach mbhéarfainn air?,
wouldn't I seize it? Dá mbhéarfainn
air, if I were to seize it. Mura mbhéarfainn
air, if I weren't to seize it.
The
irregular verb most extensively changed in the
modh coinníollach is "faigh"
(faye), get. An aimsir fháistineach:
gheobhainn
(YOH-in), I would get
gheofá
(YOH-faw*), you would get
gheobhadh
sé (YOH-uhk* shay*), he would get
gheobhadh
sí, she would get
gheobhaimis
(YOH-i-mish), we would get
gheobhadh
sibh, you-all would get
gheobhaidís
(YOH-i-deesh), they would get
gheofaí
(YOH-fwee), people would get
The
other forms are similar to the negative ní
bhfaighidh mé, etc:
ní
bhfaighinn (nee VWEYE-in), I wouldn't get
ní
bhfaighfeá (nee VWEYE-faw*), you wouldn't
get
ní
bhfaigheadh sé (nee VWEYE-uhk* shay*),
he wouldn't get
ní
bhfaigheadh sí, she wouldn't get
ní
bhfaighimis (nee VWEYE-i-mish), we wouldn't
get
ní
bhfaigheadh sibh, you-all wouldn't get
ní
bhfaighfí (nee VWEYE-fee), people wouldn't
get
Related
forms begin with:
An
bhfaighinn?, would I get? Nach bhfaighinn?,
wouldn't I get? Dá bhfaighinn, if I were
to get. Mura bhfaighinn, if I were not to get.
In
the next lesson, we will look at ways to make
use of the conditional easier for conversation.
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