Briathra Neamhrialta - Irregular Verbs
There are 11 irregular verbs in Irish. From those 11 verbs, 6 of them follow the rules of the present. That is to say, they take 'an' for a question and 'ní' for the negative.
Abair - to say
| Dúirt mé | I said |
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| Dúirt tú | You said |
| Dúirt sé | He said |
| Dúirt sí | She said |
| Dúramar | We said |
| Dúirt sibh | You said (Plural) |
| Dúirt siad | They said |
| Ní dúirt mé | I did not say |
| An ndúirt tú? | Did you say? |
Bí - to be
| Bhí mé | I was |
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| Bhí tú | You were |
| Bhí sé | He was |
| Bhí sí | She was |
| Bhíomar | We were |
| Bhí sibh | You were (plural) |
| Bhí siad | They were |
| Ní raibh mé | I was not |
| An raibh tú? | Were you? |
Déan - to make/do
| Rinne mé | I made |
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| Rinne tú | You made |
| Rinne sé | He made |
| Rinne sí | She made |
| Rinneamar | We made |
| Rinne sibh | You made (plural) |
| Rinne siad | They made |
| Ní dhearna mé | I did not make |
| An ndearna tú? | Did you make? |
Feic - to see
| Chonaic mé | I saw |
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| Chonaic tú | You saw |
| Chonaic sé | He saw |
| Chonaic sí | She saw |
| Chonaiceamar | We saw |
| Chonaic sibh | You say (plural) |
| Chonaic siad | They saw |
| Ní fhaca mé | I did not see |
| An bhfaca tú? | Did you see? |
Tabhair - to give
| Thug mé | I gave |
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| Thug tú | You gave |
| Thug sé | He gave |
| Thug sí | She gave |
| Thugamar | We gave |
| Thug sibh | You gave (plural) |
| Thug siad | They gave |
| Níor thug mé | I did not give |
| Ar thug tú? | Did you give? |
Beir - to grab
| Rug mé | I grabbed |
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| Rug tú | You grabbed |
| Rug sé | He grabbed |
| Rug sí | She grabbed |
| Rugamar | We grabbed |
| Rug sibh | You grabbed (plural) |
| Rug siad | They grabbed |
| Níor rug mé | I did not grab |
| Ar rug tú? | Did you grab? |
Clois - to hear
| Chuala mé | I heard |
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| Chuala tú | You heard |
| Chuala sé | He heard |
| Chuala sí | She heard |
| Chualamar | We heard |
| Chuala sibh | You heard (plural) |
| Chuala siad | They heard |
| Níor chuala mé | I did not hear |
| Ar chuala tú? | Did you hear? |
Faigh - to get
| Fuair mé | I got |
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| Fuair tú | You got |
| Fuair sé | He got |
| Fuair sí | She got |
| Fuaireamar | We got |
| Fuair sibh | You got (plural) |
| Fuair siad | They got |
| Ní bhfuair mé | I did not get |
| An bhfuair tú? | Did you get? |
Ith - to eat
| D'ith mé | I ate |
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| D'ith tú | You ate |
| D'ith sé | He ate |
| D'ith sí | She ate |
| D'itheamar | We ate |
| D'ith sibh | You ate (plural) |
| D'ith siad | They ate |
| Níor ith mé | I did not eat |
| Ar ith tú? | Did you eat |
Tar - to come
| Tháinig mé | I came |
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| Tháinig tú | You came |
| Tháinig sé | He came |
| Tháinig sí | She came |
| Thángamar | We came |
| Tháinig sibh | You came (plural) |
| Tháinig siad | They came |
| Níor tháinig mé | I did not come |
| Ar tháinig tú? | Did you come? |
Téigh - to go
| Chuaigh mé | I went |
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| Chuaigh tú | You went |
| Chuaigh sé | He went |
| Chuaigh sí | She went |
| Chuamar | We went |
| Chuaigh sibh | You went (plural) |
| Chuaigh siad | They went |
| Ní dheachaigh mé | I did not go |
| An ndeachaigh tú? | Did you go? |