Irish verb

fan

to wait

fan is a Irish verb meaning “to wait”. Its verbal noun is fanacht.

Verbal noun: fanacht

Present

Person	Form
I	fanaim
you (singular)	fanann tú
he / she	fanann sé
we	fanaimid
you (plural)	fanann sibh
they	fanann siad
autonomous	fantar

Past

Person	Form
I	d'fhan mé
you (singular)	d'fhan tú
he / she	d'fhan sé
we	d'fhanamar
you (plural)	d'fhan sibh
they	d'fhan siad
autonomous	fanadh

Future

Person	Form
I	fanfaidh mé
you (singular)	fanfaidh tú
he / she	fanfaidh sé
we	fanfaimid
you (plural)	fanfaidh sibh
they	fanfaidh siad
autonomous	fanfar

Conditional

Person	Form
I	d'fhanfainn
you (singular)	d'fhanfá
he / she	d'fhanfadh sé
we	d'fhanfaimis
you (plural)	d'fhanfadh sibh
they	d'fhanfaidís
autonomous	d'fhanfaí

Imperative

Person	Form
I	fanaim
you (singular)	fan
he / she	fanadh sé
we	fanaimis
you (plural)	fanaigí
they	fanaidís

fan in context

Fan!

Wait!

Fan go socair.

Stay calm.

Fan anseo!

Stay here!

Fan abhaile.

Stay home.

Fan san áit a raibh tú ar feadh soicind.

Sit tight for a second.

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to sing

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