How to conjugate a verb in Irish

How to conjugate a verb in Irish

You want to learn how to conjugate Irish verbs? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Irish lessons complete with useful examples. I speak, you speak, we all speak... we make learning Irish verbs fun.

Irish verb conjugation: I

Verbs are used to describe actions. Verbs in Irish can use the verb 'to be' as an auxiliary verb. Only the verb 'to be' is conjugated. The linking word 'ag' is used between the verb 'to be' and the main verb. This is similar to the structure in English with 'I am eating' or 'They are singing' etc.

Examples

éistim
I listen
is fearr liom
I prefer
tá aithne agam ar na fir
I know the men
is maith liom
I like
faighim
I find
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Basic words and phrases in Irish

Learn to get by in Irish with these useful words and phrases. The phrases below will help you to greet people in Irish, introduce yourself in Irish and even hold a conversation in Irish after you have met someone.

Oíche mhaith
Good night
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Good morning
Tráthnóna maith
Good afternoon
Tráthnóna maith
Good evening
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Dia dhuit ar maidin!
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Step 8 : Irish verbs

Verbs are used to describe actions. There are 1000's of verbs that you can learn in Irish. A good approach would be to start out by learning just three Irish verbs by heart. We suggest you learn the Irish verbs feic, iarr and is maith le (see, want, like). Using the nouns leabhar, cathaoir and doras (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each verb with each noun (I want the book, you see the chair, they like the door etc.). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Irish verbs including useful examples. After you've learned using the three verbs feic, iarr and is maith le by heart you can move on to Step 9 (Irish possessive pronouns).

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