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chum

to form (past of cum)

Verbdict/xuːmˠ/

"chum" means "to form (past of cum)" in Irish (verb). Pronounced /xuːmˠ/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → chhum, Urú → gchum.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "chum" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formchum
Séimhiúchhum
Urúgchum

"chum" in context

Bíonn an cóipcheart leis an té a chum.

Copyright is usually held by whoever created the work.

B1

Chum sé breis is deich gceoldráma.

He composed more than ten operas.

A2

Ní mise a chum ná a cheap.

It wasn't my idea.

B1

Further reading

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