Scottish Gaelic verb

dèan

irregular

to do, to make

dèan is a Scottish Gaelic verb meaning “to do, to make”. It is irregular, so its forms should be learned individually. Its verbal noun is dèanamh.

Verbal noun: dèanamh

Past

Person	Form
I	rinn mi
you (singular)	rinn thu
he	rinn e
she	rinn i
we	rinn sinn
you (plural)	rinn sibh
they	rinn iad

Future

Person	Form
I	nì mi
you (singular)	nì thu
he	nì e
she	nì i
we	nì sinn
you (plural)	nì sibh
they	nì iad

Conditional

Person	Form
I	dhèanainn
you (singular)	dhèanadh tu
he	dhèanadh e
she	dhèanadh i
we	dhèanadh sinn
you (plural)	dhèanadh sibh
they	dhèanadh iad

Imperative

Person	Form
you (singular)	dèan
we	dèanamaid
you (plural)	dèanaibh

dèan in context

Na dèan cadal trom.

Don't sleep too deeply.

Na dèan cadal leis an t-solas air.

Don't go to sleep with the light on.

Dèan math an aghaidh 'n uilc.

Return good for evil.

Dèan math an aghaidh 'n uilc.

Turn the other cheek.

Cha dèan e feum.

He won't do.

Related Scottish Gaelic verbs

abair

to say

beir

to catch, to seize, to bear

to be

cluinn

to hear

faic

to see

faigh

to get

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