Unknown, the varianterran seems to point to an original form with an alien cluster with two different outcomes such as*esran. The synthetic forms belong to an unrelated verb with the stem-io-. Since this verb lacks non-finite forms, its forms are often given as the synthetic conjugation ofesan anderran.
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esan du/dio (imperfect participleesaten,future participleesango,short formesan,verbal nounesate)(Southern)
Some of the synthetic forms are archaic, so more often periphrastic will be used instead. For example, instead of
the periphrastic form
is more commonly used.
This verb needs aninflection-table template.
esan
èsán (pluralèsánzhì)
FromOld Irishésom. Cognates includeIrisheisean andManxeshyn.
esan
| simple | emphatic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| first person | mi | sinn | mise | sinne | |
| second person | thu,tu1 | sibh2 | thusa,tusa1 | sibhse2 | |
| third person | m | e | iad | esan | iadsan |
| f | i | ise | |||
1 Used when following a verb ending in-n,-s or-dh.
2sibh andsibhse also act as the polite singular pronouns.
To mark a direct object of a verbal noun, the derivatives ofgam are used.