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Làithean a dh'aom

Days past

We are going to learn some new regular verbs which are often heard in folklore and old stories, but which are also very useful for speaking Gaelic from day to day.

These verbs allow us to be a bit more descriptive when telling a story or describing actions.

As they are regular verbs, we can use them in all the tenses, following the rules we have already learned.

GNÌOMH | LÌON NA BEÀRNAN

Fill the gaps in these tables with the correct forms of the new regular verbs.

Aom! | Bend, incline, lean!          ag aomadh | bending, inclining, leaning, overhanging

TRÀTH CAITHTETRÀTH TEACHDAILTRÀTH CUMHACH
An do ________?An _______?An ________?
Nach do ________?Nach _______?Nach _________?
Dh’aomAomaidhDh’aomadh
Cha do ________Chan ______Chan _______

Èalaidh! | sneak, creep, stalk!      ag èaladh | sneaking, creeping, stalking, prowling, crawling

TRÀTH CAITHTETRÀTH TEACHDAILTRÀTH CUMHACH
An do __________?An __________?An ___________?
Nach do _________?Nach __________?Nach ____________?
___________________________Dh’ ____________
Cha do _________Chan ________Chan ____________

Tuislich! | Stumble, slip, trip!       a’ tuisleachadh | stumbling, slipping, tripping, crashing

TRÀTH CAITHTETRÀTH TEACHDAILTRÀTH CUMHACH
An do __________?An __________?An ___________?
Nach do _________?Nach __________?Nach __________?
_____________________________________
Cha do _________Cha __________Cha ___________
Ciamar a chaidh dhut? Seo dhut na freagairtean!

How did you get on? Here are the answers!

Aom! | Bend, incline, lean!          ag aomadh | bending, inclining, leaning, overhanging

TRÀTH CAITHTETRÀTH TEACHDAILTRÀTH CUMHACH
An do dh’aom?An aom?An aomadh?
Nach do dh’aom?Nach aom?Nach aomadh?
Dh’aomAomaidhDh’aomadh
Cha do dh’aomChan aomChan aomadh

Èalaidh! | sneak, creep, stalk!      ag èaladh | sneaking, creeping, stalking, prowling, crawling

TRÀTH CAITHTETRÀTH TEACHDAILTRÀTH CUMHACH
An do dh’èalaidh?An èalaidh?An èalaidheadh?
Nach do dh’èalaidh?Nach èalaidh?Nach èalaidheadh?
Dh’èalaidhÈalaidhidhDh’èalaidheadh
Cha do dh’èalaidhChan èalaidhChan èalaidheadh

Tuislich! | Stumble, slip, trip!       a’ tuisleachadh | stumbling, slipping, tripping, crashing

TRÀTH CAITHTETRÀTH TEACHDAILTRÀTH CUMHACH
An do thuislich?An tuislich?An tuislicheadh?
Nach do thuislich?Nach tuislich?Nach tuislicheadh?
ThuislichTuislichidhThuislicheadh
Cha do thuislichCha tuislichCha tuislicheadh
GNÌOMH |LABHAIR

Do you know these verbs already?

Make sure you can pronounce them correctly.

Try to say one sentence using each verb here, in any tense.

GLIOCAS | TIP

Remember that you can find the pronunciation of any word in the LearnGaelic faclair.

Let’s look at some of the ways we could use these verbs now.

While èalaidh and tuislich are clear enough, there are several unusual ways in which we can use aomadh (bending, inclining, leaning, overhanging), which you wouldn’t expect.

If we mean ‘bending, inclining, sloping’ things are simple enough:

Tha na ballaichean ag aomadh is am mullach ag aoidion!

The walls are leaning and the roof is leaking!

But we can also use aom to talk about time that has passed, meaning ‘pass by’ or ‘decay’:

Na làithean a dh’aom

The days of old

Anns na bliadhnaichean a dh’aom

In the years that have passed by

And this verb has another meaning, and that is ‘yield, give in to’:

Dh’aom i leis

She yielded to him, she gave in to him

Aomaidh mi leis a’ bheachd sin

I will yield/agree to that opinion