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Saorbhriathar (Aimsir Chaite)

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  • 14-02-2011 6:59pm
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    mangled
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭


    My Irish isn't the greatest but I'm so keen on learning and improving but my teacher has asked us to correct these sentences and being honest I have no idea as she is completely useless.Normally I would catch on quick but she just made a mess of explaining it all!

    1. (Scuab) agus (glan) an teach inné.


    If someone could explain what I am suppose to do and give me an example or two and i will hopefully be able to get the rest right! Go raibh maith agaibh.


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    Insect Overlord
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    The saorbhriathar is used when you know an action has been done, but you don't know/say who has done it. For example, In English, "The food was bought yesterday."

    The endings for the saorbhriathar are -(e)adh and -(a)íodh, depending on how many syllables are in the verb. For regular verbs you take the stem of the word from the present tense (in other words, don't use a séimhiú!) and add the ending. For example, "Cuireadh an bréagán sa bhosca inné". (The toy was put in the box yesterday.) The irregular verbs, as usual, can have exceptions in which stem to use. (e.g. "Rinneadh an jab aréir". The job was done last night.)

    A good repository for finding the saorbhriathar (and other verb tenses) is An Foclóir Beag.

    Any other questions? :)


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    mangled
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭mangled


    Fancy becoming my irish teacher?? :D
    Thats great, grasping it now, i hope!

    One more question, is there and irregulars in the list I have that i should look or for??
    Thank very much for your rapid response!!


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    Insect Overlord
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    Hopefully I'll be starting to teach professionally next year! :)

    Feic, Abair, Déan and Ith are all irregular verbs. The full list of Irish irregular verbs is as follows:

    Abair; Beir; Clois; Déan; Faigh; Feic; Ith; Tabhair; Tar; Téigh; Bí.

    Unfortunately, they include most of the verbs you'll use most often! :p
    On the bright side, once you learn them you'll be flying it. :)


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    mangled
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭mangled


    Thanks again,but can you put on of the irregular verbs in a sentence just to clear it up for me!

    Good luck with ur career, the Irish language need more people like you! :D


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    Krusader
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    One everyone should know

    (Beir)

    Rugadh i nGaillimh mé
    I was born in Galway


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    Insect Overlord
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    Saorbhriathar, aimsir caite, briathra neamhrialta:

    (Abair) Dúradh paidreacha sa séipéal ar an Domhnach.
    (Beir) Rugadh ar an ngaidí lasmuigh den bhanc.
    (Clois) Chualathas na comharsana ag argóint aréir.
    (Déan) Rinneadh caisleán gainimh ar an trá an samhradh seo caite.
    (Faigh) Fuarthas an litir san oifig.
    (Feic) Chonacthas an sicín ag dul treasna an bhóthair.
    (Ith) Itheadh an cáca milis a d'fhág Mamaí ar an mbord.
    (Tabhair) Tugadh comhairle do na daltaí roimh tús na hArdteiste.
    (Tar) Thángthas chuig an féasta i mo theach anuraidh. (This one is hardly ever used, as far as I know!)
    (Téigh) Chuathas chuig an agóid sa phríomhchathair.
    (Bí) Bhíothas (another one you'll pretty much never use in the saorbhriathar)


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    mangled
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭mangled


    brilliant man! thanks for clearing that up for me :D
    legend!!!!!!!


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    prististanice
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    Just to say, though, that those are just the endings for the autonomous verb in the past tense...verbs can have autonomous forms in other tenses as well:

    "Leasaítear an t-alt mar seo a leanas"

    "The article is amended as follows."

    "Roghnófar an t-amhrán ag deireadh an tsamhraidh"

    "The song will be chosen at the end of the summer."

    "D'fhógrófaí an aiste dá mbeadh an t-am againn"

    "The essay would be published if we had the time."


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    deblacker
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    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    Saorbhriathar, aimsir caite, briathra neamhrialta:

    (Abair) Dúradh paidreacha sa séipéal ar an Domhnach.
    (Beir) Rugadh ar an ngaidí lasmuigh den bhanc.
    (Clois) Chualathas na comharsana ag argóint aréir.
    (Déan) Rinneadh caisleán gainimh ar an trá an samhradh seo caite.
    (Faigh) Fuarthas an litir san oifig.
    (Feic) Chonacthas an sicín ag dul treasna an bhóthair.
    (Ith) Itheadh an cáca milis a d'fhág Mamaí ar an mbord.
    (Tabhair) Tugadh comhairle do na daltaí roimh tús na hArdteiste.
    (Tar) Thángthas chuig an féasta i mo theach anuraidh. (This one is hardly ever used, as far as I know!)
    (Téigh) Chuathas chuig an agóid sa phríomhchathair.
    (Bí) Bhíothas (another one you'll pretty much never use in the saorbhriathar)

    Your a legend man, good luck with the teaching.


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