The verb Bí

Chrissie

Hi,
I'm hoping some of you can clear up this bit of confusion.

I find get mixed up in some of the forms of bí, obviously I know some of them, but I'l put them all down anyway & perhaps you can tell me their meaning:-

Tá
Bhí
Beidh
Bíonn
Bheith
Beadh

Also, what is the word used when saying 'of', 'for' or 'from' I seem to get these confused also. (Could you please give me examples of several uses of these words incase their form changes?)

Thanks

Richie15

Present (right now): Tá mé - I am
Present (usually, all the time, on a regular basis): Bíonn mé (Bím) - I am / I do be
Past: Bhí mé - I was
Future: Beidh mé - I will be
Conditional: Bheadh mé - I would be
Verbal Noun: Ag bheith - Being

Hope that clears it up?

Múinteoir

"A bheith, nó gan a bheith, sin í an cheist"

simu

Chrissie wrote:

Also, what is the word used when saying 'of', 'for' or 'from' I seem to get these confused also. (Could you please give me examples of several uses of these words incase their form changes?)

Thanks

Are you thinking of these:

díom, díot, de, di, dínn, díbh, díobh
dom, duit, do, di, dúinn, daoibh, dóibh
uaim, uait, uaidh, uaithi, uainn, uaibh, uathu

?

Chrissie

No, not really, more like how would I say the following (trying to think of sentences now)
em,

He was expelled FOR fighting
I went FOR a long walk
I answered the call FOR mary

Did you hear FROM Sean
FROM that moment on
He shouted FROM the top of the stairs

He is the principal OF the school
I got 5 numbers out of 6

Also, what does the word Bíodh translate as
& also I see baineann siad (for example) used a lot in sentences. I know what they're trying to say, but what does the word actually translate as & the same with 'ag baint'

simu

There's not always exact equivalence between the two languages for that sort of thing.


He was expelled FOR fighting - Caitheadh amach é mar gheall air go raibh sé ag troid. (more "because he was fighting")
I went FOR a long walk - Chuaigh mé ar shiúlóid fhada.
I answered the call FOR mary - D'fhreagair mé an fón do Mhary.

Did you hear FROM Sean - An bhfuil aon scéal agat ó Sheán?
FROM that moment on - ón uair sin ar aghaidh
He shouted FROM the top of the stairs - bhéic sé ó bharr an staighre

He is the principal OF the school - Sé príomhoide na scoile é. (you have to use the tuiseal ginideach here)
I got 5 numbers out of 6 - Fuair mé cúig uimhir as a sé.

bíodh - let there be (a command)

I see baineann siad (for example) used a lot in sentences. I know what they're trying to say, but what does the word actually translate as & the same with 'ag baint'

- They are the same. Ag baint is the verbal noun. The basic meaning, I suppose, is to take or remove something but it depends on the context.

I hope this is of some help!

Rosita

Useful verb is 'bain'

A good phrase is 'ag baint leis' which might be roughly translated as 'associated with'. For example ní maith liom gramadach na gaeilge mar tá a lan deacarachtaí ag baint leis.

Somebody used the phrase 'Bhéadh mé'. The first person singular conditional of 'bí' is 'Bheinn'.

Richie15

Rosita wrote:

Somebody used the phrase 'Bhéadh mé'. The first person singular conditional of 'bí' is 'Bheinn'.

*smacks head against wall*

I knew that, but I just had the verb without the pronoun at first then went and pasted " mé" onto them all.