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faigh

faigh

Irish

Verb

faigh (present analytic faigheann, future analytic gheobhaidh, verbal noun fáil, past participle faighte)

  1. get, obtain, acquire
  2. find

Conjugation

Usage notes

The past, future, and conditional forms of this verb undergo eclipsis rather than lenition after (not).

  • bhfuair mé é ― I did not find it

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
faigh fhaigh bhfaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish fogbai, from Old Irish fo- + gaibid.

Verb

faigh (past fhuair, future gheibh, verbal noun faighinn or faotainn, past participle faighte)

  1. get, obtain, receive
    An d'fhuair mi mo leabhar? - Fhuair. ― Did I get my book? - You did.
    Am faigh mi cothrom am gaoil? - Gheibh. ― Will I receive a chance at love? - You will.
    Am faigheadh tu an lèine sin dhomh? - Gheibheadh. ― Would you get that shirt for me? - I would.
  2. find
    Mar as àbhaist, fhuair sinn san taigh-seinnse e. ― As usual, we found him in the pub.

Participles

Tense \ Voice Active Passive
Present a' faighinn/faotainn --
Past fhuair fhuaras
Future gheibh gheibhear
Conditional gheibhadh gheibhteadh

Derived terms