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Exercise CXXIV
§ 712. The conditional mood of atá—
| do ḃéiḋinn | vae'-in | I would be |
| do ḃéiṫeá | vae'-hau | thou wouldst be |
| do ḃéiḋeaḋ | vae'-ăCH | he would be |
| do ḃéimis | vae'-mish | we would be |
| do ḃéiṫí | vae'-hee | ye would be |
| do ḃéidís | vae'-deesh | they would be |
§ 713. The forms ḃéiḋṫeá, ḃéiḋmis, ḃéiḋṫí, ḃéiṫdís are also written. For the pronunciation of ḃéiḋeaḋ compare that of ḃíḋeaḋ, imperative and imperfect. In the S.L. it is often pronounced veCH. In the S.L. the particle do is often omitted; but it is supposed to be used except when another particle (such as ní, maċ, an, etc takes its place. In the S.L. the forms ḃéiḋeaḋ mé, tú, sé, sí, etc, are often heard.
§ 714. The word if, expressing a condition, is translated by dá (dhau); as, dá mbéiḋeaḋ (mae'-ăCH) an imsir tirim go Saṁain (sou'-ăn), if the weather were dry until November.
§ 715. Translate into English
| Fearṫainn | far'-hăn | rain |
| Báisdeaċ | baush'-dăCH | rain, Munster and Connaught |
| atá sé ag báisdiġ | -dee | it is raining |
| atá sé ag fearṫainn | ||
| atá sé ag cur fearṫainne |
Dá mbéiḋinn (mae-in) ar baile, do ḃéiḋeaḋ fearg ar m'aṫair. An ḃfuil tuirse orra? Ní ḟuil; dá mbéiḋeaḋ tuirse orra, do ḃéidís 'na gcodlaḋ (gŭL'-oo). Dá mbéiṫeá óg, ní ḃéiḋeaḋ ciall agat. Dá mbéimis raiḋḃir, do ḃéiḋeaḋ capall againn. Ní'l fearṫainn ar biṫ ann anois; bá mbéiḋeaḋ fearṫainn ann, do ḃéiḋeaḋ an bóṫar fliuċ. Is "fearṫainn go h-oiċḋe" í. Maċ trom an ḟearṫainn í? Is eaḋ go deiṁin. Ní'l an ḟearṫainn so ċoṁ trom leis an ḃfearṫainn (var'-) do ḃí againn aréir. Báisdeaċ ṁór. (Tell the gender of baisdeaċ from this phrase).
§ 716. Translate into Irish
- Of we had bread we should not be hungry, and if we had wine we should not be thirsty.
- If you had been awake you would have the news, but you were sleep when we came home last night.
- If they had money, they would have that land.
- That land is not worth 100 pounds.
- I don't care, I will have it.
- Is it raining?
- Was there any rain yesterday?
- It will be raining here tomorrow, it was raining there yesterday.
- There was rain every day in the spring this year.
- The rain is soft.
note that
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symbols
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