Verb Forms Flashcards by Kevin McAlpine

dúirt (mé)

dúramar

(I) said

We said

— Use with le
— e.g. Dúirt sé é liom
— (He said it to me)

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chaill (mé)

chailleamar

(I) lost

We lost

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chabhraigh (mé)

(“cow”)

(I) helped

— Use with [le]
— e.g. Chabhraigh mé leí
— e.g. Chabhraigh mé le Cáit

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cheannaigh (mé)

(I) bought

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cheap (mé)

cheapamar

(I) thought

We thought

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chuala (mé)

chualamar

(I) heard

We heard

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chodail (mé)

(I) slept

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rinne (mé)

(I) did

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d’éirigh (mé)

(I) became / rose

— if becoming, use with [i] + [poss]
— e.g. D’éirigh mé i mo mhúinteoir

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d’éist (mé)

(I) listened

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fuair (mé)

fuireamar

(I) got / found

We got / found

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D’fhan (mé)

D’fhanamar

(I) stayed / waited

— if waiting, use with [le]
— e.g. D’fhan mé leis an earrach

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d’fhéach (mé)

d’fhéachamar

(I) looked

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chonaic (mé)

chonaiceamar

(I) saw

We saw

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ghabh (mé)

(I) took

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d’iarr (mé)

d’iarramar

(I) asked

We asked

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D’imigh (mé)

D’imíomar

(I) left

We left

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D’imir (mé)

D’imríomar

(I) played

We played

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d’inis (mé)

d’insiomar

(I) told

We told

— If telling to someone, use [do]
— e.g. D’inis mé an scéal di

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d’ith (mé)

d’itheamar

(I) ate

(We) ate

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labhair (mé)

labhraíomar

(I) spoke

We spoke

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léigh (mé)

(I) read

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Mhothaigh (mé)

Mhóthaíomar

(I) felt

We felt

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d’oibrigh (mé)

(I) worked

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D’ól (mé) D’ólamar

(I) drank We drank

shíl (mé)

(I) thought

shúil (mé)

(I) walked

shuigh (mé) shuíomar

(I) sat We sat

Thug (mé) Thugamar

(I) gave We gave

tháinig (mé)

(I) came

theastaigh (mé) theastaiomar

**(I) needed** **We needed** NOTE: Everyday Irish overwhelmingly prefers using the verbal noun

chuaigh (mé)

(I) went

thuig (mé) thuigeamar

(I) understood We understood

déarfidh (mé)

**(I) will say** — Use with [le] — e.g. Déarfaidh sé é liom

caillfidh (mé)

(I) will lose

**Cabhróidh (mé)** **Cabhróimid** (“cow”)

**(I) will help** **We will help** — Use with [le] — e.g. Cabhróidh mé leí — (I will help her)

cannóidh (mé)

(I) will buy

ceapfaidh (mé)

(I) will think

Cloisfidh (mé) Cloisfimid

(I) will hear We will hear

Codlóidh (mé) Codlóimid

(I) will sleep We will sleep

déanfaidh (mé)

(I) will do

éireoidh (sé)

**(He) will rise / become** — if becoming, use with [i] + [poss] — e.g. Éireoidh sé ina dhoctúir

éistidh (mé) éistfímid

(I) will listen We will listen

**gheobhaidh (mé)** (yuh-fuh) (yow-ee)

(I) will get / find

Fanfaidh Fanfaimid

**(I) will stay / wait** **We will stay / wait** — if waiting for something, use with [le] — e.g. Fagfaidh sé liom — e.g. Fagfaidh mé leis an earrach

féachfaidh (mé) féachfaimid

(I) will look We will look

Feicfidh (mé) Feicfímid

(I) will see We will see

gabhfaidh (mé)

(I) will take

Iarrfaidh (mé) Iarrfaimid

(I) will ask We will ask

Imeoidh (mé) Imeoimid

(I) will leave We will leave

imreoidh (mé)

(I) will play

inseoidh (mé)

(I) will tell

íosfaidh (mé)

(I) will eat

labhróidh (mé)

(I) will speak

léifidh (mé)

(I) will read

mothóidh (mé)

(I) will feel

oibreoidh (mé)

(I) will work

ólfaidh (mé)

(I) will drink

sílfidh (mé)

(I) will think

siúlfaidh (mé)

(I) will walk

suífidh (mé)

(I) will sit

tabhairfaidh (mé)

(I) will give

Taitneoidh (mé) Thaitníomar

(I) will enjoy We will enjoy

tiocfaidh (mé)

(I) will come

teastóidh (sé)

**(He) will need** NOTE: Everyday Irish overwhelmingly prefers using the verbal noun

rachaidh (mé)

(I) will go

Tuigfidh (mé) Tuigfímid

(I) will understand We will understand

deir (sé)

**(He) says** — Use with [le] — e.g. Deireann sé é liom — (He says it to me)

caillean (sé) caillimid

(He) loses (We) lose

**Cabhraíonn (sé)** **Cabhraimid** (“cow”)

**(He) helps** **We help** — Use with “le” — e.g. Cabhraíonn sé léi — (He helps her)

Ceannaíonn (sé) Ceannaímid

(He) buys We buy

ceapann (sé)

(He) thinks

cloiseann (sé) cloisim / cloisimid

He hears I hear / we hear

codlaíonn (sé) codlaím / codlaímid

(He) sleeps I sleep / we sleep

déanann (sé) déanaim / déanaimid

(He) does I do / we do

éiríonn (sé)

(He) rises / becomes

éisteann (sé) éistim / éistimid

**(He) listens** **I listen / we listen** — use with [le] — e.g. Éisteann sé le Seán — e:g. Éisteann sé leis

Faigheann (sé) Faighimid

(He) gets / finds We get / find

fanann (sé)

**(He) stays / waits** — if waiting, use with [le] — e.g. Fanann sé liom — e.g. Fanaim leis an earrach

féachaim / féacann (sé) / feachaimid

Looks / watches

feiceann (sé) feicim / feicimid

(He) sees I see / we see

gabhann (sé)

(He) takes

iarran (sé)

(He) asks

imíonn (sé) imím / imimid

(He) leaves I leave / we leave

imríonn (sé)

(He) plays

insím / insíonn (sé) / insímid

I tell (He) tells We tell

Itheann (sé) Ithimid

(He) eats (We) eat

labhraíonn (sé)

(He) speaks

léann (sé)

(He) reads

mothaíonn (sé) mothaímid

(He) feels (We) feel

oibríonn (sé)

(He) works

Ólann (sé) Ólaimid

(He) drinks We drink

síleann (sé) sílim / silimid

(He) thinks I think / we think

taitníonn (sé) taitním / taitnímid

(He) enjoys I enjoy / he enjoys

thaitin (mé) thaitníomar

**(I) enjoyed** **We enjoyed** (lit: shined)

Taitneoidh (mé) Taitneoimid

(I) will enjoy We will enjoy

téann (sé) téim / téimid

(He) goes I go / we go

tógaim / tógann (sé) / tógaimid

Takes / lifts / builds

Thóg (sí) Thógamar

(She) took / lifted / built We took / lifted / built

tógfaidh (mé) / tógfaimid

Will take / lift / build

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