Irish verb

abair

irregular

to say

abair is a Irish verb meaning “to say”. It is irregular, so its forms should be learned individually. Its verbal noun is rá.

Verbal noun: rá

Present

Person	Form
I	deirim
you (singular)	deir tú
he / she	deir sé
we	deirimid
you (plural)	deir sibh
they	deir siad
autonomous	deirtear

Past

Person	Form
I	dúirt mé
you (singular)	dúirt tú
he / she	dúirt sé
we	dúramar
you (plural)	dúirt sibh
they	dúirt siad
autonomous	dúradh

Future

Person	Form
I	déarfaidh mé
you (singular)	déarfaidh tú
he / she	déarfaidh sé
we	déarfaimid
you (plural)	déarfaidh sibh
they	déarfaidh siad
autonomous	déarfar

Conditional

Person	Form
I	déarfainn
you (singular)	déarfá
he / she	déarfadh sé
we	déarfaimis
you (plural)	déarfadh sibh
they	déarfaidís
autonomous	déarfaí

Imperative

Person	Form
I	abraim
you (singular)	abair
he / she	abradh sé
we	abraimis
you (plural)	abraigí
they	abraidís

abair in context

Abair.

Talk.

Abair!

Talk!

Abair arís?

Come again?

Abair é.

Say it.

Abair amach!

Speak out!

Related Irish verbs

tar

to come

ith

to eat

téigh

go

bí

to be

beir

bear

faigh

get

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