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Infintive - How to?

  • 10-08-2007 12:04am
    #1
    **Timbuk2**
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 7,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    How do I say infinitives in Irish? Infinitives are 'to do', 'to play', 'to sing', 'to be'

    The only one I know in Irish is to be - bheith

    How do I get infinitives out of regular verbs and how do I use them in a sentence

    For example - I like to eat sandwiches

    I don't know how I'd say 'to eat' in that sentence, or say 'to eat' at all!

    Thanks for the help in advance!
    Tadhg!


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  • #2
    simu
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    There is no infinitive in Irish. In dictionaries, the verbs are usually listed under the second person singular imperative form. (ith, bí, ól etc).

    Bheith is a verbal noun.

    I like to eat sandwiches.
    - Is maith liom ceapairí a ithe.

    "Ithe" is the verbal noun form of the verb "ith". When it's being used in the way it is in the example above (and when you'd have an infinitive in English), you put "a" before it and a séimhiú (h), if possible.

    >>'to do', 'to play', 'to sing'

    the verbal noun forms for these are: déanamh, imirt (in the sense of playing a game), canadh

    So, for example: Níor mhaith liom é a dhéanamh (I wouldn't like to do it), B'fhearr liom sacar a imirt (I'd prefer to play soccer), Dúirt sé liom amhrán a chanadh (He told me to sing a song).

    If you have a good dictionary, it should give the verbal noun for whatever verb you're looking up. If you use an foclóir beag, look up any verb and it gives the verbal noun under the heading "AINM BRIATH."


  • #3
    **Timbuk2**
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 7,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭**Timbuk2**


    Thanks, that really helps! :)


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