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faigh

get

VerbA1/fˠəi/

"faigh" means "get" in Irish (verb). Pronounced /fˠəi/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → fhaigh, Urú → bhfaigh.

Mutation forms

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

MutationForm
Base formfaigh
Séimhiúfhaigh
Urúbhfaigh

When does "faigh" mutate?

dá— if (conditional, triggers urú)

faigh→dá bhfaighinn(if I were to get)

Further reading

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