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INDICATIVE MOOD.
400.
Present Tense.
| 1. tigim | tigimid |
| 2. tigir | tigṫí |
| 3. tig sé | tigid |
| Relative (wanting). | |
| Autonomous, tigṫear. | |
The Present Tense has also the forms tagaim or teagaim inflected regularly.
401.
Imperfect Tense.
- ṫiginn, ṫagainn, or teagainn, regularly.
402.
Past Tense.
| ṫángas, ṫánag | ṫángamar |
| ṫángais | ṫángaḃar |
| ṫáinig sé | ṫángadar |
403.
Autonomous, tángas.
The ng in this Tense is not sounded like ng in long, a ship, but with a helping vowel between them—e.g., 2nd pers. sing.—is pronounced as if written ṫánagais; but in Munster the g is silent except in the 3rd pers. sing.—e.g., ṫángas is pronounced haw-nuss.
404. Future Tense, tiocfad, &c., inflected regularly; also spelled tiucfad, &c.
Relative, ṫiocfas
Conditional, ṫiocfainn, &c., inflected regularly.
