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389.
INDICATIVE MOOD.
Present Tense.
ABSOLUTE. DEPENDENT.
1. do-ċím (ċiḋim) feicim
2. do-ċír, &c. feicir
3. do-ċí sé, ċíonn sé feiceann sé
1. do-ċímíd feicimíd
2. do-ċíṫí feiceann siḃ
3. do-ċíd feicid
Autonomous, do-ċítear
do-ċíṫear
feicṫear

390. The prefix do-, now usually dropped, is an altered form of the old prefix ate.g., atċím. This form survives in the spoken language only in the Ulster form, ’tím or tiḋim, &c.

391.
Imperfect Tense.
1. do-ċínnm (ċiḋinn) feicinn
2. do-ċíṫeá, &c. feicṫeá
3. do-ċíoḋ sé feiceaḋ sé
1. do-ċímís feicimís
2. do-ċíoḋ siḃ feiceaḋ siḃ
3. do-ċídís feicidís

In spoken language feicinn, &c., is used in both Absolute and Dependent constructions.

Ulster usage, tiḋeann, tiḋṫeá, &c.