Scottish Gaelic

Verb

bheil

1. am
2. are
3. is

Usage notes

• This is a dependent form of tha, which is the present tense of bi. It is used after the particles a and gu. After chan and nach, the contracted form eil is used.

  A bheil thu fuar?‎ ― Are you cold? (Older Gaelic: Am bheil....)

  Bha e ag ràth gu bheil ìm air an aran.‎ ― He was saying that there is butter on the bread.