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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?

Briathra Neamhrialta - Irregular Verbs Simplified Revision Notes for Junior Cycle Irish

Briathra Neamhrialta - Irregular Verbs

Abair - to say

Bí - to be

Déan - to make/do

Feic - to see

Tabhair - to give

Beir - to grab

Clois - to hear

Faigh - to get

Ith - to eat

Tar - to come

Téigh - to go

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