Irish Lesson 108 Recognition drill for an modh coinníollach with irregular verbs Form a picture in your mind of the phrase's meaning and of the subject (whether "I", "you", "he", etc.) as you say these phrases aloud: Thiocfainn (HUHK-hin). Ní fheicfimis í (nee EK-hi-mish ee). An ndéarfadh sibh é sin? (un NYAY*R-huhk shiv ay* shin). Nach rachfá liom? (nahk* RAHK*-faw* luhm). Dá gcloisfidís (daw* GLISH-hi-deesh). Mura bhfeicfeadh sí thú. Dá dtiocfaimis libh. Chloisfeadh sé sinn. An rachaidís léi? Ní déarfá é sin. Nach dtiocfadh sí linn? Key: I would come. We wouldn't see her. Would you-all say that? Wouldn't you go with me? If they were to hear. If she weren't to see you. If we came with you-all. He would hear us. Would they go with her? You wouldn't say that. Wouldn't she come with us? Irregular verbs in the conditional mood Here are the rest of the irregular verbs. Say all forms out loud, repeating them until you are familiar with them and can picture in your mind the meaning of each phrase. "Déan" (day*n), do or make, has a future form: déanfaidh mé (DAY*N-hee may*), I will do. The conditional is: dhéanfainn (YAY*N-hin), I would do dhéanfá (YAY*N-faw*), you would do dhéanfadh sé (YAY*N-huhk* shay*), he would do dhéanfadh sí, she would do dhéanfaimis (YAY*N-hi-mish), we would do dhéanadh sibh, you-all would do dhéanfaidís (YAY*N-hi-deesh) they would do dhéantaí (YAY*N-tee), people would do The rest of the forms for "déan" have these first elements: Ní dhéanfainn, I would not do. An ndéanfainn? (un NAY*N-hin), would I do? Nach ndéanfainn?, wouldn't I do Dá ndéanfainn, if I were to do. Mura ndéanfainn, if I weren't to do. The verb "ith" (i), eat, is irregular only in the future tense and the conditional mood. Íosfaidh mé (EES-hee may*) is "I will eat". The conditional is: d'íosfainn (DEES-hin), I would eat d'íosfá (DEES-faw*), you would eat d'íosfadh sé (DEES-huhk* shay*), he would eat d'íosfadh sí, she would eat d'íosfaimis (DEES-hi-mish), we would eat d'íosfadh sibh, you-all would eat d'íosfaidís (DEES-hi-deesh), they would eat d'íosfaí (DEES-fwee), people would eat The rest of the forms of the conditional begin with: Ní íosfainn, I would not eat. An íosfainn?, would I eat? Nach n-íosfainn?, wouldn't I eat? Dá n-íosfainn, if I were to eat. Mura n-íosfainn, if I were not to eat. The verb "tabhair" (TOO-ir), give, becomes tabharfaidh mé (TOOR-hee may*), I will give, in the future tense. The conditional is therefore: thabharfainn (HOOR-hin), I would give thabharfá (HOOR-faw*), you would give thabharfadh sé (HOOR-huhk* shay*), he would give thabharfadh sí, she would give thabharfaimis (HOOR-hi-mish), we would give thabharfadh sibh, you-all would give thabharfaidís (HOOR-hi-deesh), they would give thabharfaí (HOOR-fwee), people would give Other forms in the modh coinníollach begin with: Ní tharfainn, I would not give. An dtabharfainn? (un DOOR-hin), would I give? Nach dtabharfainn?, wouldn't I give? Dá dtabharfainn, if I were to give. Mura dtabharfainn, if I were not to give. "Beir air" (ber er), seize it or grab it, has "béarfaidh mé air" (BAY*R-hee may* ar) for the future, and the conditional is: bhéarfainn (VAY*R-hin) air, I would seize it bhéarfá (VAY*R-faw*) air, you would seize it bhéarfadh (VAY*R-huhk*) sé air, he would seize it bhéarfadh sí air, she would seize it bhéarfaimis air, we would seize it bhéarfadh sibh air, you-all would seize it bhéarfaidís air (VAY*R-hi-deesh er), they would seize it bhéarfaí (VAY*R- fwee) air, people would seize it Na foirmeacha eile: Ní bhéarfainn air, I would not seize it. An mbhéarfainn air? (un MAY*R-hin er), would I seize it? Nach mbhéarfainn air?, wouldn't I seize it? Dá mbhéarfainn air, if I were to seize it. Mura mbhéarfainn air, if I weren't to seize it. The irregular verb most extensively changed in the modh coinníollach is "faigh" (faye), get. An aimsir fháistineach: gheobhainn (YOH-in), I would get gheofá (YOH-faw*), you would get gheobhadh sé (YOH-uhk* shay*), he would get gheobhadh sí, she would get gheobhaimis (YOH-i-mish), we would get gheobhadh sibh, you-all would get gheobhaidís (YOH-i-deesh), they would get gheofaí (YOH-fwee), people would get The other forms are similar to the negative ní bhfaighidh mé, etc: ní bhfaighinn (nee VWEYE-in), I wouldn't get ní bhfaighfeá (nee VWEYE-faw*), you wouldn't get ní bhfaigheadh sé (nee VWEYE-uhk* shay*), he wouldn't get ní bhfaigheadh sí, she wouldn't get ní bhfaighimis (nee VWEYE-i-mish), we wouldn't get ní bhfaigheadh sibh, you-all wouldn't get ní bhfaighfí (nee VWEYE-fee), people wouldn't get Related forms begin with: An bhfaighinn?, would I get? Nach bhfaighinn?, wouldn't I get? Dá bhfaighinn, if I were to get. Mura bhfaighinn, if I were not to get. In the next lesson, we will look at ways to make use of the conditional easier for conversation.