Caol
Slender verbs end in i and e .
Using the rules above, you can conjugate slender verbs in the first branch.
E.g: Cuir
C h uir mé
C h uir tú
C h uir sé
C h uir si
C h uir eamar
C h uir sibh
C h uir siad
Níor c h uir mé
Ar c h uir tú?
Cuir eadh
Leathan
Broad verbs end in a, o and u.
Using the rules above, you can conjugate broad verbs in the first branch.
E.g: Dún
D h ún mé
D h ún tú
D h ún sé
D h ún sí
D h ún amar
D h ún sibh
D h ún siad
Níor d h ún mé
Ar d h ún tu?
Dun adh
'F' Verbs
Using the rules above, you can conjugate verbs beginning with F. This rule only applies in the past tense.
E.g: Fán
D' f h án mé
D' f h án tú
D' f h án sé
D' f h án sí
D' f h án amar
D' f h án sibh
D' f h án said
Níor f h án mé
Ar f h án tú?
Fán adh
Vowels
Using the rules above, you can conjugate verbs beginning with a vowel. This rule only applies in the past tense.
E.g: Ól
D' ól mé
D' ól tú
D' ól sé
D' ól sí
D' ól amar
D' ól sibh
D' ól siad
Níor ól mé
Ar ól tu?
Ól adh
Caol
Slender verbs end in i and e.
Using the rules above, you can conjugate slender verbs in the second branch.
E.g: Deisigh
D h eisigh mé
D h eisigh tú
D h eisigh sé
D h eisigh sí
D h eis íomar
D h eisigh sibh
D h eisigh siad
Níor d h eisigh mé
Ar d h eisigh tú?
Deis íodh
Leathan
Broad verbs end in a, o and u.
Using the rules
above, you can conjugate broad verbs in the second branch.
E.g: Ceannaigh
C h eannaigh mé
C h eannaigh tú
C h eannaigh sé
C h eannaigh sí
C h eann aíomar
C h eannaigh sibh
C h eannaigh said
Níor c h eannaigh sí
Ar c h eannaigh tú?
Ceann aíodh
'F' Verbs
Using the rules above, you can conjugate verbs beginning with F. This rule only applies in the past tense.
E.g: Fiafraigh
D' f h iafraigh mé
D' f h iafraigh tú
D' f h iafraigh sé
D' f h iafraigh sí
D' f h iafr aíomar
D' f h iafraigh sibh
D' f h iafraigh siad
Níor f h iafriagh mé
Ar f h iafraigh tú?
Fiaf aíodh
Vowels
Using the rules above, you can conjugate verbs beginning with a
vowel. This rule only applies in the past tense.
E.g: Athraigh
D' athraigh mé
D' athraigh tú
D' athraigh sé
D' athraigh sí
D' athr aíomar
D' athraigh sibh
D' athraigh siad
Níor athraigh mé
Ar athraigh tú?
Athr aíodh
Exceptions to the rule!
Here are exceptions to the rules. They are a little different to the previous verbs. There are 4 different groups and each are conjugated the same as the rest in the groups.
Suigh (to sit)
Cráigh (to torment)
Nigh (to wash)
Léigh (to read)
Guigh (to pray)
Luaigh (to mention)
Glaoigh (to call)
Pléigh (to discuss)
Buaigh (to win)
Sábháil (to save)
Taispeáín (to show)
Cniotáíl (to knit)
Úsáíd (to dive)
Tiomáín (to drive)
Codail (to sleep)
Iompair (to carry)
Ceangail (to tie)
Fógair (to announce)
Taitin (to enjoy)
Múscail (to evoke)
Oscail (to open)
Imir (to play)
Inis (to tell)
Bagair (to threaten)
Eitil (to fly)
Freagair (to answer)
Labhair (to speak)
Siúil (to walk)
Tuirling (to land)
Foghlaim (to learn)
These are all 1 syllable verbs but end in 'igh'.
E.g: Suigh
S h uigh mé
S h uigh tú
S h uigh sé/sí
S h uíomar
S h uigh sibh/siad
These verbs have 2 syllables but are conjugated as if they were 1 syllable verbs.
E.g: Taispeáin
T h aispeáin mé
T h aispeáin tú
T h aispeáin sé / sí
T h aisp eán amar
T h aispeáin sibh / siad
These verbs all have 2 syllables but don't end in 'aigh / igh'.
In the sinn part and the briathar saor part, you simply cross off the vowels in the second syllable.
E.g:Imir
D' imir mé
D' imir tú
D' imir sé / sí
D' imríomar
D' imir sibh / siad
Imríodh
Nothing is dropped in the we (sinn) part of the verb.
E.g: Tuirling
T h uirling mé
T h uirling tú
T h uirling sé / sí
T h uirlingíomar
T h uirling sibh / siad