AN GAODHAL.
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SECOND BOOK (Continued from p. 463)
RULE VIII.
VERBS:
Verbs beginning with a mutable consonant are
aspirated in the infinitive mood by the particles
do or a.
EXERCISE XVII.
Examples.
Sound
do or a, bhualadh, to strike, woo-ulah.
do or a, chosg, to check, wean, chusg.
do or a, chur, to put, chur.
do ol a, dheunadh, to do, yenah.
do or a, dhúnadh, to shut, yoonah.
do or a, fhógradh, to warn, oograh.
do or á, fhulaing, to suffer, ulaing.
do of a, ghabháil, to take, yawail.
dho or a, ghuidhe, to pray, yuive.
do of a, mharthain, to live, warhinn.
do of a, phósadh, to marry, fo-sah.
do of a, sheachnadh, to shun, haughnah.
do or a, shiúbhal, to walk, hewul.
do or a, thabhairt, to give, how-airth.
EXERCISE XVIII.
doras, a door, dhurus.
go maith, well, magh.
go trom, heavily, thrum.
peacadh, sin, paukah.
sgrios, ravage, skriss.
toil, will, thuil.
1 buidheachas do thabhairt. 2 do thoil
a dheunadh. 3 sean-fhear do phósadh. 4
an madadh a chur amach, 5 an tír do
sgrios. 6 peacadh a sheachnadh. 7 an
gaduidhe a ghabháil. 8 an fear a bhualadh
go trom. 9 pian a fhulaing. 10 an
doras dhúnadh.
I to give thanks. 2 thy will to do,
3 to marry an old man. 4 to put out
the dog. 5 to ravage the country. 6
to shun sin. 7 to take the thief. 8
to strike the man heavily. 9 to suffer
pain. 10 to shut the door.
RULE IX
Verbs beginning with a mutable consonant are
aspirated in the perfect tense, indicative mood, ac¬
tive voice, and in the conditional mood of both
voices. The particle do is generally placed before
the verb in such instances : ro is also used chiefly
in composition with other particles as in
gur, ná'r &c.
EXERCISE XIX.
Examples of do.
do bhidheas, I was, veeus.
do bhí me. I was, vee may.
do bhíodar, they were, veedhar.
do bhuailfinn, I would strike, voolhinn
do cheannuigh sibh. ye bought, channy.
do dhún sé, he shut, yoon.
d' fhóghluim sé, he learned, o-lim.
do ghrádhuigh sé, he loved, yrawy.
do mhaith sé, waih,
do phóg sé, he kissed, fogue,
do shiúbhalfainn, I would walk, hewulinn
do thangadar, they came, hangadhur.
do thiocfá, thou wouldst come, hukfaw
do thug sé, He gave, Hug
In trying to give the ponunciation by means of
the English sound of the letters, the learner is re¬
quested to give the letters a broad, guttural sound.
pronounce the combination nn as if you were
stop half way in pronouncing the particle in(g).
We shall pay more attention to pronunciation in
future.
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