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.
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 CAITHTE | TRÀTH TEACHDAIL | TRÀTH CUMHACH |
An do ________? | An _______? | An ________? |
Nach do ________? | Nach _______? | Nach _________? |
Dh’aom | Aomaidh | Dh’aomadh |
Cha do ________ | Chan ______ | Chan _______ |
Èalaidh! | sneak, creep, stalk! ag èaladh | sneaking, creeping, stalking, prowling, crawling
TRÀTH CAITHTE | TRÀTH TEACHDAIL | TRÀTH 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 CAITHTE | TRÀTH TEACHDAIL | TRÀTH CUMHACH |
An do __________? | An __________? | An ___________? |
Nach do _________? | Nach __________? | Nach __________? |
____________ | ____________ | _____________ |
Cha do _________ | Cha __________ | Cha ___________ |
How did you get on? Here are the answers!
Aom! | Bend, incline, lean! ag aomadh | bending, inclining, leaning, overhanging
TRÀTH CAITHTE | TRÀTH TEACHDAIL | TRÀTH CUMHACH |
An do dh’aom? | An aom? | An aomadh? |
Nach do dh’aom? | Nach aom? | Nach aomadh? |
Dh’aom | Aomaidh | Dh’aomadh |
Cha do dh’aom | Chan aom | Chan aomadh |
Èalaidh! | sneak, creep, stalk! ag èaladh | sneaking, creeping, stalking, prowling, crawling
TRÀTH CAITHTE | TRÀTH TEACHDAIL | TRÀTH CUMHACH |
An do dh’èalaidh? | An èalaidh? | An èalaidheadh? |
Nach do dh’èalaidh? | Nach èalaidh? | Nach èalaidheadh? |
Dh’èalaidh | Èalaidhidh | Dh’èalaidheadh |
Cha do dh’èalaidh | Chan èalaidh | Chan èalaidheadh |
Tuislich! | Stumble, slip, trip! a’ tuisleachadh | stumbling, slipping, tripping, crashing
TRÀTH CAITHTE | TRÀTH TEACHDAIL | TRÀTH CUMHACH |
An do thuislich? | An tuislich? | An tuislicheadh? |
Nach do thuislich? | Nach tuislich? | Nach tuislicheadh? |
Thuislich | Tuislichidh | Thuislicheadh |
Cha do thuislich | Cha tuislich | Cha tuislicheadh |
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.
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