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These forms have been recorded in Toraigh <ref>Hamilton, J. N., 1974. ''A phonetic study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal'' p. 172 §f.</ref> | These forms have been recorded in Toraigh <ref>Hamilton, J. N., 1974. ''A phonetic study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal'' p. 172 §f.</ref> | ||
== See Also == | |||
http://www.nualeargais.ie/gnag/verbend.htm §present tense | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 22:09, 5 June 2022
Present tense forms in -idh
In older forms of the language the 3rd person present verb forms were in -idh, e.g. féadaidh sé, ólaidh sé. These forms are still used in certain dialects and contexts. In Teileann they remain as normal present tense forms, in free variation with forms in -ann[1]. Further north they appear to be only used as a "historical present" in a narrative register.
The historical present
The forms in -idh can be used in the narrative register to refer to past actions, for example:
Ach goidé a rinne sé ach ar bhfeiceáil ar thógáil ruball Árd-na-gaoithe dó, agus pillidh sé.[2]
These forms have been recorded in Toraigh [3]
See Also
http://www.nualeargais.ie/gnag/verbend.htm §present tense
