Days past
Làithean a dh'aom
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 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 |
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 |
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:
But we can also use aom to talk about time that has passed, meaning 'pass by' or 'decay':
And this verb has another meaning, and that is 'yield, give in to':