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389.
INDICATIVE MOOD.
Present Tense. | |||
ABSOLUTE. | DEPENDENT. | ||
1. do-ċím (ċiḋim) | feicim | ||
2. do-ċír, &c. | feicir | ||
3. do-ċí sé, ċíonn sé | feiceann sé | ||
1. do-ċímíd | feicimíd | ||
2. do-ċíṫí | feiceann siḃ | ||
3. do-ċíd | feicid | ||
Autonomous, | do-ċítear do-ċíṫear |
feicṫear |
390. The prefix do-, now usually dropped, is an altered form of the old prefix at—e.g., atċím. This form survives in the spoken language only in the Ulster form, ’tím or tiḋim, &c.
391.
Imperfect Tense.
1. do-ċínnm (ċiḋinn) | feicinn |
2. do-ċíṫeá, &c. | feicṫeá |
3. do-ċíoḋ sé | feiceaḋ sé |
1. do-ċímís | feicimís |
2. do-ċíoḋ siḃ | feiceaḋ siḃ |
3. do-ċídís | feicidís |
In spoken language feicinn, &c., is used in both Absolute and Dependent constructions.
Ulster usage, tiḋeann, tiḋṫeá, &c.