Scottish Gaelic word

chunnaic

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

verb

chunnaic means “saw (past tense of 'faic', to see)” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a verb.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	chunnaic
Sèimheachadh	chhunnaic

Chunnaic mi reul an-diugh.

I saw a star today.

Chunnaic mi e le m' shùilean fhèin.

I saw it with my own eyes.

Chunnaic Tòmas gu leòr.

Tom saw enough.

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

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

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.

abair

say

adhlaic

bury, inter

ainmich

name

aithris

report, relate, recite, allege, repeat

amhairc

look, observe, behold, see

aonaich

unite

aontaich

agree, assent

ath-aithris

reiterate, repeat

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