Irish verb

cosain

to defend

cosain is a Irish verb meaning “to defend”. Its verbal noun is cosaint.

Verbal noun: cosaint

Present

Person	Form
I	cosnaím
you (singular)	cosnaíonn tú
he / she	cosnaíonn sé
we	cosnaímid
you (plural)	cosnaíonn sibh
they	cosnaíonn siad
autonomous	cosnaítear

Past

Person	Form
I	chosain mé
you (singular)	chosain tú
he / she	chosain sé
we	chosnaíomar
you (plural)	chosain sibh
they	chosain siad
autonomous	cosnaíodh

Future

Person	Form
I	cosnóidh mé
you (singular)	cosnóidh tú
he / she	cosnóidh sé
we	cosnóimid
you (plural)	cosnóidh sibh
they	cosnóidh siad
autonomous	cosnófar

Conditional

Person	Form
I	chosnóinn
you (singular)	chosnófá
he / she	chosnódh sé
we	chosnóimis
you (plural)	chosnódh sibh
they	chosnóidís
autonomous	chosnófaí

Imperative

Person	Form
I	cosnaím
you (singular)	cosain
he / she	cosnaíodh sé
we	cosnaímis
you (plural)	cosnaígí
they	cosnaídís

Related Irish verbs

can

to sing

cum

to form

mill

spoil

air

plough

car

to love

oil

nourish

Practise Irish conjugations

Move from the reference table into a focused conjugation session.

Start learning free