murab (copular form used before vowels,form used before consonantsmura)
| simple copular forms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present/future | affirmative | negative | interrogative | negative interrogative | |
| main clause | is | ní | an | nach | |
| relative clause | direct | nach | — | ||
| indirect | ar,arbv | ||||
| other subordinate clause | gur,gurbv | an | nach | ||
| past/conditional | affirmative | negative | interrogative | negative interrogative | |
| 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 | affirmative | negative | |||
| — | 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