Na Briathra Eisceachtúla - The 'Exceptional' Verbs
Taispeáin - to show
Remove the last 'i' in the sinn form and in the briathar saor (free verb).
| Thaispeáin mé/tú/sé/sí | I/you/he/she showed |
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| Thaispeánamar | We showed |
| Thaispeáin sibh/siad | You (plural)/they showed |
| Taispeánadh | Was shown |
| Níor thaispeáin mé | I did not show |
| Ar thaispeáin tú? | Did you show? |
Sábháil - to save
Remove the last 'i' in the sinn form and in the briathar saor (free verb).
| Shábháil mé/tú/sé/sí | I/you/he/she saved |
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| Shabhálamar | We saved |
| Shábháil sibh/siad | You (plural)/they saved |
| Sábháladh | Was saved |
| Níor shábháil mé | I did not save |
| Ar shábháil tú | Did you save? |
Suigh - to sit
| Shuigh mé/tú/sé/sí | I/you/he/she sat |
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| Shuíomar | We sat |
| Shuigh sibh/siad | You (plural)/they sat |
| Suíodh | Was sat |
| Níor shuigh mé | I did not sit |
| Ar shuigh sé? | Did he sit? |
Nigh - to wash
| Nigh mé/tú/sé/sí | I you/he/she washed |
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| Níomar | We washed |
| Nigh sibh/siad | You (plural)/they washed |
| Níodh | Was washed |
| Níor nigh mé | I did not wash |
| Ar nigh tú? | Did you wash? |
Glaoigh - to call
| Ghlaoigh mé/tú/sé/sí | I/you/he/she called |
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| Ghlaomar | We called |
| Ghlaoigh sibh/siad | You (plural)/they called |
| Glaodh | Was called |
| Níor ghlaoigh mé | I did not call |
| Ar ghlaoigh tú? | Did you call? |
Buaigh - to win
| Bhuaigh mé/tú/sé/sí | I/you/he/she won |
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| Bhuamar | We won |
| Bhuaigh sibh/siad | You (plural)/they won |
| Buadh | Was won |
| Níor bhuaigh mé | I did not win |
| Ar bhuaigh tú | Did you win? |
Léigh - to read
| Léigh mé/tú/sé/sí | I you/he/she read |
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| Léamar | We read |
| Léigh sibh/siad | You (plural)/they read |
| Léadh | Was read |
| Níor léigh mé | I did not read |
| Ar léigh tú? | Did you read? |
Freastail - to attend
Remove the 'i' in the sinn form.
| D'fhreastail mé/tú/sé/sí | I/you/he/she attended |
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| D'fhreastalaíomar | We attended |
| D'fhreastail sibh/siad | You (plural)/they attended |
| Freastalaíodh | Was attended |
| Níor fhreastail mé | I did not attend |
| Ar fhreastail tú? | Did you attend? |