arbh
Irish
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editParticle
editarbh (past/conditional copular form used before vowels andfh plus vowel)
- Introduces an indirect relative clause; past/conditional tense
- an feararbh iascaire a mhac
- the man whose son was a fisherman
- Introduces a direct or indirect interrogative; past/conditional tense
- Arbh fhearr leat cupán tae?
- Would you prefer a cup of tea?
- Níl a fhios agamarbh fhearr léi cupán tae.
- I don’t know if she would prefer a cup of tea.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editsimple copular forms | |||||
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affirmative | negative | interrogative | negative interrogative | ||
present/future | |||||
main clause | is | ní | an | nach | |
relative clause | direct | nach | – | ||
indirect | ar,arbv | ||||
other subordinate clause | gur,gurbv | an | nach | ||
past/conditional | |||||
main clause | ba,b’v | níor,níorbhv | ar,arbhv | nár,nárbhv | |
relative clause | direct | ba,abv | nár,nárbhv | – | |
indirect | ar,arbhv | ||||
other subordinate clause | gur,gurbhv | ar,arbhv | nár,nárbhv | ||
present subjunctive | |||||
– | gura,gurabv | nára,nárabv | – | ||
compound copular forms | |||||
base word | present/future | past/conditional | |||
cá | cár,cárbv | cár,cárbhv | |||
cé | cér,cérbv | cér,cérbhv | |||
dá | – | dámba,dámb’v | |||
de/do | dar,darbv | dar,darbhv | |||
faoi | faoinar,faoinarbv | faoinar,faoinarbhv | |||
i | inar,inarbv | inar,inarbhv | |||
le | lenar,lenarbv | lenar,lenarbhv | |||
má | más | mába,máb’v | |||
mura | mura,murabv | murar,murarbhv | |||
ó(preposition) | ónar,ónarbv | ónar,ónarbhv | |||
ó(conjunction) | ós | óba,ób’v | |||
trí | trínar,trínarbv | trínar,trínarbhv |
v Used before vowel sounds
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “arbh”, inFoclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm,→ISBN
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