Irish verb

sleamhnaigh

to slip

sleamhnaigh is a Irish verb meaning “to slip”. Its verbal noun is sleamhnú.

Verbal noun: sleamhnú

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

Present

PersonForm
Isleamhnaím
you (singular)sleamhnaíonn tú
he / shesleamhnaíonn sé
wesleamhnaímid
you (plural)sleamhnaíonn sibh
theysleamhnaíonn siad
autonomoussleamhnaítear

Past

PersonForm
Ishleamhnaigh mé
you (singular)shleamhnaigh tú
he / sheshleamhnaigh sé
weshleamhnaíomar
you (plural)shleamhnaigh sibh
theyshleamhnaigh siad
autonomoussleamhnaíodh

Future

PersonForm
Isleamhnóidh mé
you (singular)sleamhnóidh tú
he / shesleamhnóidh sé
wesleamhnóimid
you (plural)sleamhnóidh sibh
theysleamhnóidh siad
autonomoussleamhnófar

Conditional

PersonForm
Ishleamhnóinn
you (singular)shleamhnófá
he / sheshleamhnódh sé
weshleamhnóimis
you (plural)shleamhnódh sibh
theyshleamhnóidís
autonomousshleamhnófaí

Imperative

PersonForm
Isleamhnaím
you (singular)sleamhnaigh
he / shesleamhnaíodh sé
wesleamhnaímis
you (plural)sleamhnaígí
theysleamhnaídís

sleamhnaigh in context

Sleamhnaigh mé agus thit mé ar an trasrian, díreach nuair a chas an solas chuig dearg.

I slipped and fell on the crosswalk, just when the light turned red.

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Native language name: Gaeilge