Irish verb

breathnaigh

to observe

breathnaigh is a Irish verb meaning “to observe”. Its verbal noun is breathnú.

Verbal noun: breathnú

How Irish verb conjugation works — understand the patterns behind the forms below.

Present

PersonForm
Ibreathnaím
you (singular)breathnaíonn tú
he / shebreathnaíonn sé
webreathnaímid
you (plural)breathnaíonn sibh
theybreathnaíonn siad
autonomousbreathnaítear

Past

PersonForm
Ibhreathnaigh mé
you (singular)bhreathnaigh tú
he / shebhreathnaigh sé
webhreathnaíomar
you (plural)bhreathnaigh sibh
theybhreathnaigh siad
autonomousbreathnaíodh

Future

PersonForm
Ibreathnóidh mé
you (singular)breathnóidh tú
he / shebreathnóidh sé
webreathnóimid
you (plural)breathnóidh sibh
theybreathnóidh siad
autonomousbreathnófar

Conditional

PersonForm
Ibhreathnóinn
you (singular)bhreathnófá
he / shebhreathnódh sé
webhreathnóimis
you (plural)bhreathnódh sibh
theybhreathnóidís
autonomousbhreathnófaí

Imperative

PersonForm
Ibreathnaím
you (singular)breathnaigh
he / shebreathnaíodh sé
webreathnaímis
you (plural)breathnaígí
theybreathnaídís

breathnaigh in context

Breathnaigh céard atá scríofa orthu.

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Native language name: Gaeilge