Gàidhlig
In Scottish Gaelic, irregular verbs carry essential everyday functions (such as “to be”, “to go”, and “to do”) and exhibit unique stem changes across tenses that must be learned individually.
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Meaning: “to say”Verbal noun: ràdh
| 1s | thuirt mi | |
| 2s | thuirt thu | |
| 3sm | thuirt e | |
| 3sf | thuirt i | |
| 1p | thuirt sinn | |
| 2p | thuirt sibh | |
| 3p | thuirt iad |
| 1s | their mi | |
| 2s | their thu | |
| 3sm | their e | |
| 3sf | their i | |
| 1p | their sinn | |
| 2p | their sibh | |
| 3p | their iad |
| 1s | theirinn | |
| 2s | theireadh tu | |
| 3sm | theireadh e | |
| 3sf | theireadh i | |
| 1p | theireadh sinn | |
| 2p | theireadh sibh | |
| 3p | theireadh iad |
| 2s | abair | |
| 1p | abramaid | |
| 2p | abraibh |
Meaning: “to catch, to seize, to bear”Verbal noun: breith
| 1s | rug mi | |
| 2s | rug thu | |
| 3sm | rug e | |
| 3sf | rug i | |
| 1p | rug sinn | |
| 2p | rug sibh | |
| 3p | rug iad |
| 1s | beiridh mi | |
| 2s | beiridh thu | |
| 3sm | beiridh e | |
| 3sf | beiridh i | |
| 1p | beiridh sinn | |
| 2p | beiridh sibh | |
| 3p | beiridh iad |
| 1s | bheirinn | |
| 2s | bheireadh tu | |
| 3sm | bheireadh e | |
| 3sf | bheireadh i | |
| 1p | bheireadh sinn | |
| 2p | bheireadh sibh | |
| 3p | bheireadh iad |
| 2s | beir | |
| 1p | beireamaid | |
| 2p | beiribh |
Meaning: “to be”Verbal noun: bhith
| 1s | tha mi | |
| 2s | tha thu | |
| 3sm | tha e | |
| 3sf | tha i | |
| 1p | tha sinn | |
| 2p | tha sibh | |
| 3p | tha iad |
| 1s | bha mi | |
| 2s | bha thu | |
| 3sm | bha e | |
| 3sf | bha i | |
| 1p | bha sinn | |
| 2p | bha sibh | |
| 3p | bha iad |
| 1s | bidh mi | |
| 2s | bidh thu | |
| 3sm | bidh e | |
| 3sf | bidh i | |
| 1p | bidh sinn | |
| 2p | bidh sibh | |
| 3p | bidh iad |
| 1s | bhithinn | |
| 2s | bhiodh tu | |
| 3sm | bhiodh e | |
| 3sf | bhiodh i | |
| 1p | bhiodh sinn | |
| 2p | bhiodh sibh | |
| 3p | bhiodh iad |
| 2s | bi | |
| 1p | bitheamaid | |
| 2p | bithibh |
Meaning: “to hear”Verbal noun: cluinntinn
| 1s | chuala mi | |
| 2s | chuala thu | |
| 3sm | chuala e | |
| 3sf | chuala i | |
| 1p | chuala sinn | |
| 2p | chuala sibh | |
| 3p | chuala iad |
| 1s | cluinnidh mi | |
| 2s | cluinnidh thu | |
| 3sm | cluinnidh e | |
| 3sf | cluinnidh i | |
| 1p | cluinnidh sinn | |
| 2p | cluinnidh sibh | |
| 3p | cluinnidh iad |
| 1s | chluinninn | |
| 2s | chluinneadh tu | |
| 3sm | chluinneadh e | |
| 3sf | chluinneadh i | |
| 1p | chluinneadh sinn | |
| 2p | chluinneadh sibh | |
| 3p | chluinneadh iad |
| 2s | cluinn | |
| 1p | cluinneamaid | |
| 2p | cluinnibh |
Meaning: “to do, to make”Verbal noun: dèanamh
| 1s | rinn mi | |
| 2s | rinn thu | |
| 3sm | rinn e | |
| 3sf | rinn i | |
| 1p | rinn sinn | |
| 2p | rinn sibh | |
| 3p | rinn iad |
| 1s | nì mi | |
| 2s | nì thu | |
| 3sm | nì e | |
| 3sf | nì i | |
| 1p | nì sinn | |
| 2p | nì sibh | |
| 3p | nì iad |
| 1s | dhèanainn | |
| 2s | dhèanadh tu | |
| 3sm | dhèanadh e | |
| 3sf | dhèanadh i | |
| 1p | dhèanadh sinn | |
| 2p | dhèanadh sibh | |
| 3p | dhèanadh iad |
| 2s | dèan | |
| 1p | dèanamaid | |
| 2p | dèanaibh |
Meaning: “to see”Verbal noun: faicinn
| 1s | chunnaic mi | |
| 2s | chunnaic thu | |
| 3sm | chunnaic e | |
| 3sf | chunnaic i | |
| 1p | chunnaic sinn | |
| 2p | chunnaic sibh | |
| 3p | chunnaic iad |
| 1s | chì mi | |
| 2s | chì thu | |
| 3sm | chì e | |
| 3sf | chì i | |
| 1p | chì sinn | |
| 2p | chì sibh | |
| 3p | chì iad |
| 1s | chithinn | |
| 2s | chitheadh tu | |
| 3sm | chitheadh e | |
| 3sf | chitheadh i | |
| 1p | chitheadh sinn | |
| 2p | chitheadh sibh | |
| 3p | chitheadh iad |
| 2s | faic | |
| 1p | faiceamaid | |
| 2p | faicibh |
Meaning: “to get”Verbal noun: faighinn
| 1s | fhuair mi | |
| 2s | fhuair thu | |
| 3sm | fhuair e | |
| 3sf | fhuair i | |
| 1p | fhuair sinn | |
| 2p | fhuair sibh | |
| 3p | fhuair iad |
| 1s | gheibh mi | |
| 2s | gheibh thu | |
| 3sm | gheibh e | |
| 3sf | gheibh i | |
| 1p | gheibh sinn | |
| 2p | gheibh sibh | |
| 3p | gheibh iad |
| 1s | gheibhinn | |
| 2s | gheibheadh tu | |
| 3sm | gheibheadh e | |
| 3sf | gheibheadh i | |
| 1p | gheibheadh sinn | |
| 2p | gheibheadh sibh | |
| 3p | gheibheadh iad |
| 2s | faigh | |
| 1p | faigheamaid | |
| 2p | faighibh |
Meaning: “to go”Verbal noun: dol
| 1s | chaidh mi | |
| 2s | chaidh thu | |
| 3sm | chaidh e | |
| 3sf | chaidh i | |
| 1p | chaidh sinn | |
| 2p | chaidh sibh | |
| 3p | chaidh iad |
| 1s | thèid mi | |
| 2s | thèid thu | |
| 3sm | thèid e | |
| 3sf | thèid i | |
| 1p | thèid sinn | |
| 2p | thèid sibh | |
| 3p | thèid iad |
| 1s | rachainn | |
| 2s | rachadh tu | |
| 3sm | rachadh e | |
| 3sf | rachadh i | |
| 1p | rachadh sinn | |
| 2p | rachadh sibh | |
| 3p | rachadh iad |
| 2s | rach | |
| 1p | rachamaid | |
| 2p | rachaibh |
Meaning: “to reach, to arrive at”Verbal noun: ruigsinn
| 1s | ràinig mi | |
| 2s | ràinig thu | |
| 3sm | ràinig e | |
| 3sf | ràinig i | |
| 1p | ràinig sinn | |
| 2p | ràinig sibh | |
| 3p | ràinig iad |
| 1s | ruigidh mi | |
| 2s | ruigidh thu | |
| 3sm | ruigidh e | |
| 3sf | ruigidh i | |
| 1p | ruigidh sinn | |
| 2p | ruigidh sibh | |
| 3p | ruigidh iad |
| 1s | ruiginn | |
| 2s | ruigeadh tu | |
| 3sm | ruigeadh e | |
| 3sf | ruigeadh i | |
| 1p | ruigeadh sinn | |
| 2p | ruigeadh sibh | |
| 3p | ruigeadh iad |
| 2s | ruig | |
| 1p | ruigeamaid | |
| 2p | ruigibh |
Meaning: “to come”Verbal noun: tighinn
| 1s | thàinig mi | |
| 2s | thàinig thu | |
| 3sm | thàinig e | |
| 3sf | thàinig i | |
| 1p | thàinig sinn | |
| 2p | thàinig sibh | |
| 3p | thàinig iad |
| 1s | thig mi | |
| 2s | thig thu | |
| 3sm | thig e | |
| 3sf | thig i | |
| 1p | thig sinn | |
| 2p | thig sibh | |
| 3p | thig iad |
| 1s | thiginn | |
| 2s | thigeadh tu | |
| 3sm | thigeadh e | |
| 3sf | thigeadh i | |
| 1p | thigeadh sinn | |
| 2p | thigeadh sibh | |
| 3p | thigeadh iad |
| 2s | thig | |
| 1p | thigeamaid | |
| 2p | thigibh |
Meaning: “to give, to take, to bring”Verbal noun: toirt
| 1s | thug mi | |
| 2s | thug thu | |
| 3sm | thug e | |
| 3sf | thug i | |
| 1p | thug sinn | |
| 2p | thug sibh | |
| 3p | thug iad |
| 1s | bheir mi | |
| 2s | bheir thu | |
| 3sm | bheir e | |
| 3sf | bheir i | |
| 1p | bheir sinn | |
| 2p | bheir sibh | |
| 3p | bheir iad |
| 1s | bheirinn | |
| 2s | bheireadh tu | |
| 3sm | bheireadh e | |
| 3sf | bheireadh i | |
| 1p | bheireadh sinn | |
| 2p | bheireadh sibh | |
| 3p | bheireadh iad |
| 2s | thoir | |
| 1p | thoireamaid | |
| 2p | thoiribh |
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