| 268. | Past Tense. | |||||
| SING. | 1. | molainn | buailinn | |||
| 2. | moltá | buailteá | ||||
| 3. | molaḋ sé | buaileaḋ sé | ||||
| PLUR. | 1. | molaimís (amuis) | buailimís (‑imis) | |||
| 2. | molaḋ sibh | buaileaḋ sibh | ||||
| 3. | molaidís moladaois |
buailidís | ||||
| Autonomous. | moltaoi | buailtí | ||||
| Verbal Noun. | molaḋ | bualaḋ | ||||
| Verbal Adj. | molta | buailte | ||||
NOTES ON THE MOODS AND TENSES.
The Present Tenses.
269. The Present Tense is always formed by adding aim, air, &c., to the stem when the last vowel is broad; if the last vowel is slender add im, ir, eann, &c. The last syllable of the first person plural is often pronounced rapidly—e.g., molamuid (mulʹ-a-mwid), creidimid (kʼredʹimid); but in the South of Ireland this syllable is lengthened, molaimíd (mulʹ-a-meed), creidimíd (kʼredʹ-imeed). Verbs of more than one syllable ending in iġ add míd, not imíd, in the first person plural of this tense.
270. In Ulster the ending muid of the first person plural is very often separated from the verb, and used instead of the pronoun sinn as Ċonnaic muid é. We saw him; Ċonnaic sé muid. He saw us. On no account should this corruption be imitated by the student.
