Caibidil a Trí: The Verb (an Briathar)Irregular Verbs (na Briathra Neamhrialta) |
feic = see |
Irregular in the preterite (stem chonaic), special dependent forms in the preterite (stem faca),
no preterite particle
| indicative | imperative | conditional | subjunctive | |||||
| present | preterite | imperfect | future | present | preterite | |||
| 1st pers. sg. | feicim | chonaic mé | d'fheicinn | feicfidh mé | feicim | d'fheicfinn | go bhfeice mé | dá bhfeicinn |
| 2nd pers. sg. | feiceann tú | chonaic tú | d'fheicteá | feicfidh tú | feic | d'fheicfeá | go bhfeice tú | dá bfeicteá |
| 3rd pers. sg. | feiceann sé | chonaic sé | d'fheiceadh sé | feicfidh sé | feiceadh sé | d'fheicfeadh sé | go bhfeice sé | dá bhfeiceadh sé |
| 1st pers. pl. | feicimid | chonaiceamar | d'fheicimis | feicfimid | feicimis | d'fheicfimis | go bhfeicimid | dá bhfeicimis |
| 2nd pers. pl. | feiceann sibh | chonaic sibh | d'fheiceadh sibh | feicfidh sibh | feicigí | d'fheicfeadh sibh | go bhfeice sibh | dá bhfeiceadh sibh |
| 3rd pers. pl. | feiceann siad | chonaic siad | d'fheicidís | feicfidh siad | feicidís | d'fheicfidís | go bhfeice siad | dá bhfeicidís |
| autonomous | feictear | chonacthas | d'fheictí | feicfear | feictear | d'fheicfí | go bhfeictear | dá bhfeictí |
Dependent forms
| indicative | ||
| preterite
(ní) |
preterite
(an, go, a) |
|
| 1st pers. sg. | ní fhaca mé | an bhfaca mé |
| 2nd pers. sg. | ní fhaca tú | an bhfaca tú |
| 3nd pers. sg. | ní fhaca sé | an bhfaca sé |
| 1st pers. pl. | ní fhacamar | an bhfacamar |
| 2nd pers. pl. | ní fhaca sibh | an bhfaca sibh |
| 3rd pers. pl. | ní fhaca siad | an bhfaca siad |
| autonomous | ní fhacthas | an bhfacthas |
Derivatives
| verbal noun | feiceáil | |
| genitive of the verbal noun | substantiv. | feiceála |
| infinitive | feiceála | |
| verbal adjective | feicthe | |
Older forms
Earlier there was once an absolute form in the present, imperfect and the future/conditional: (do-)chím, (do-)chí(onn) sé, (do-)chíodh sé, (do-)chífidh sé, etc..
This is also still in use as tchím, tchí(onn) sé or tí(onn) sé in Ulster or in Munster as chím, chíonn sé .
| dependent | absolute | |
| present | feiceann | (do-)chíonn |
| imperfect | feiceadh | (do-)chíodh |
| future | feicfidh | (do-)chífidh |
| conditional | feicfeadh | (do-)chífeadh |