Irish verb

earcaigh

recruit

earcaigh is a Irish verb meaning “recruit”. Its verbal noun is earcú.

Verbal noun: earcú

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

Present

PersonForm
Iearcaím
you (singular)earcaíonn tú
he / sheearcaíonn sé
weearcaímid
you (plural)earcaíonn sibh
theyearcaíonn siad
autonomousearcaítear

Past

PersonForm
Id'earcaigh mé
you (singular)d'earcaigh tú
he / shed'earcaigh sé
wed'earcaíomar
you (plural)d'earcaigh sibh
theyd'earcaigh siad
autonomousearcaíodh

Future

PersonForm
Iearcóidh mé
you (singular)earcóidh tú
he / sheearcóidh sé
weearcóimid
you (plural)earcóidh sibh
theyearcóidh siad
autonomousearcófar

Conditional

PersonForm
Id'earcóinn
you (singular)d'earcófá
he / shed'earcódh sé
wed'earcóimis
you (plural)d'earcódh sibh
theyd'earcóidís
autonomousd'earcófaí

Imperative

PersonForm
Iearcaím
you (singular)earcaigh
he / sheearcaíodh sé
weearcaímis
you (plural)earcaígí
theyearcaídís

earcaigh in context

D'earcaigh sé 15 duine eile nach raibh mórán taithí acu ach i bhforéigean, agus chuadar faoi oiliúint.

He recruited 15 other people with experience in little else than violence, and they started training.

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Native language name: Gaeilge