Scottish Gaelic word

b'

Form of bu used before vowels and fh-

particle

b' means “Form of bu used before vowels and fh-” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a particle.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	b'
Sèimheachadh	bh'

B' àbhaist dhomh leann òl.

I used to drink beer.

Bha e cho bochd nach b' urrainn dha aran a cheannach.

He was so poor that he couldn't buy bread.

Cha b' urrainn dhomh cadal air sgàth na fuaim.

I could not sleep because of the noise.

B' àbhaist dha leann òl.

He used to drink beer.

B' àbhaist dhi leann òl.

She used to drink beer.

verbal particle before a verbal noun, forming the continuous (tha mi ag ithe = I am eating)

contraction of is

Form of an used before the consonants b-

past/conditional of is

cha

negative verb particle: not

him

nam

Form of nan used before the consonants b-

nan

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