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)

chabhraíomar

(“cow”)

(I) helped

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

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cheannaigh (mé)

cheannaíomar

(I) bought

We 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)

chodlaíomar

(I) slept

We slept

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rinne (mé)

rinneamar

(I) did

We did

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d’éirigh (mé)

d’éiríomar

(I) became / rose

We 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)

ghabhamar

(I) took

We took

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d’iarr (mé)

d’iarramar

(I) requested

We requested

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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)

léamar

(I) read

We 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) thangamar

(I) came We came

theastaigh (mé) theastaiomar

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

chuaigh (mé) chuamar

(I) went We 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)** (“cow”)

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

cannóidh (mé)

(I) will buy

ceapfaidh (mé)

(I) will think

cloisfidh (mé)

(I) will hear

codlóidh (mé)

(I) 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)

(I) will listen

**gheobhaidh (mé)** (“YO-ee”)

(I) will get / find

fanfaidh

**(I) 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)

(I) will see

gabhfaidh (mé)

(I) will take

Iarrfaidh (mé) Iarrfaimid

(I) will ask We will ask

imeoidh (mé)

(I) 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)

(I) 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)

(I) will understand

deir (sé) / deirim / deirimid

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

caillean (sé) / caillim / caillimid

(He) loses / I lose / we lose

**cabhraíonn (sé) / cabhraím / cabhraímid** (“cow”)

**(He) helps / I help / we help** — Use with [le] — e.g. Cabhraíonn sé léi

ceannaíonn (sé) / ceannaím / ceannaímid

(He) buys / I buy / we buy

ceapann (sé) / ceapaim / ceapaimid

(He) thinks / I think / We think

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) / éirím / éirímid

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) / faighim / faighimid

Gets / finds

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) / gabhaim / gabhaimid

(He) takes / I take / we take

iarran (sé) / iarraim / iarraimid

(He) asks / I ask / we ask

imíonn (sé) imím / imimid

(He) leaves I leave / we leave

imríonn (sé) / imrím / imrímid

(He) plays / I play / we play

insím / insíonn (sé) / insímid

I tell (He) tells We tell

itheann (sé) / ithim / ithimid

(He) eats / I eat / we eat

labhraíonn (sé)

(He) speaks

léann (sé)

(He) reads

mothaíonn (sé) / mothaím / mothaímid

(He) feels / I feel / we feel

oibríonn (sé) / oibrím / oibrímid

(He) works / I work / we work

ólann (sé) / ólaim / ólaimid

(He) drinks / I drink / 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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