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Irish verb

labhair

speak

labhair is a Irish verb meaning “speak”. Its verbal noun is labhairt.

Verbal noun: labhairt

Present

PersonForm
Ilabhraím
you (singular)labhraíonn tú
he / shelabhraíonn sé
welabhraímid
you (plural)labhraíonn sibh
theylabhraíonn siad
autonomouslabhraítear

Past

PersonForm
Ilabhair mé
you (singular)labhair tú
he / shelabhair sé
welabhraíomar
you (plural)labhair sibh
theylabhair siad
autonomouslabhraíodh

Future

PersonForm
Ilabhróidh mé
you (singular)labhróidh tú
he / shelabhróidh sé
welabhróimid
you (plural)labhróidh sibh
theylabhróidh siad
autonomouslabhrófar

Conditional

PersonForm
Ilabhróinn
you (singular)labhrófá
he / shelabhródh sé
welabhróimis
you (plural)labhródh sibh
theylabhróidís
autonomouslabhrófaí

Imperative

PersonForm
Ilabhraím
you (singular)labhair
he / shelabhraíodh sé
welabhraímis
you (plural)labhraígí
theylabhraídís

labhair in context

Labhair sí go mímhúinte.

She spoke impolitely.

Ar labhair tú le dlíodóir?

Did you talk to a lawyer?

Ná labhair leis an duine eile.

Do not talk to the other person.

Ba í Gaeilge seachas Béarla an teanga a labhair siad.

The language they spoke was Irish and not English.

Labhair sí go gairid.

She spoke briefly.

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Native language name: Gaeilge