Irish verbs: To Be
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There are two verbs which cover the meaning "to be". The first is called the copula, and joins two form together, almost like "A = B". The second form is the "everything else" form, and covers a much broader range of uses.
Copula
The copula has only two tenses, present and past:
pres. is
past ba
"Everything Else"
The other form is the form most used in Irish. It's used with other verbs, with adjectives, etc. It has not only all the forms of a regular verb, it has special forms other verbs do not have.
| Indicative (Standard) | |||
| Present | Future | Imperfect | Past |
| táim/tá mé
| beidh mé
| bhínn
| bhí mé
|
| Indicative (Munster) | |||
| Present | Future | Imperfect | Past |
| táim
| bead
| do bhínn
| do bhíos
|
