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saw (past tense of 'faic', to see) in Scottish Gaelic

chunnaic

saw (past tense of 'faic', to see)

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Scottish Gaelic · English

Chunnaic mi reul an-diugh.

I saw a star today.A1

Chunnaic mi e le m' shùilean fhèin.

I saw it with my own eyes.A2

Chunnaic Tòmas gu leòr.

Tom saw enough.A1

Thuirt Tòmas rium sa Fhraingis, "Chunnaic Ailis Màiri a-bhòin-dè."

Tom told me in French, "Alice saw Mary the day before yesterday."B1

Thuirt Tòmas rium sa Fhraingis gun chunnaic Ailis Màiri a-bhòin-dè.

Tom told me in French that Alice saw Mary the day before yesterday.B1

Forms & mutations Treigladau / Claochluithe

You may also meet these forms of chunnaic in a sentence.

Base form
chunnaic
Sèimheachadh
chhunnaic

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