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faigh
faigh
Irish
Verb
faigh (present analytic faigheann, future analytic gheobhaidh, verbal noun fáil, past participle faighte)
Conjugation
Conjugation of faigh
* Indirect relative
† Dialect form
‡Dependent form
The following forms of the present indicative and past habitual are found in independent position in older literature (the faigh- forms above being used in dependent position):
| singular | plural | relative | autonomous | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative | gheibhim | gheibheann tú; gheibh tú; gheibhir |
gheibheann sé, sí; gheibh sé, sí |
gheibhimid; gheibh muid |
gheibheann sibh; gheibh sibh |
gheibheann siad; gheibh siad; gheibhid |
a gheibheann; a gheibh; a gheibheas |
gheibhtear |
| past habitual | gheibhinn | gheibhteá | gheibheadh sé, sí | gheibhimis | gheibheadh sibh | gheibhidís; gheibheadh siad |
a gheibheadh | gheibhtí |
Usage notes
The past, future, and conditional forms of this verb undergo eclipsis rather than lenition after ní (“not”).
- ní bhfuair mé é ― I did not find it
Synonyms
- (find): aimsigh
Derived terms
- faigh bás (“to die”)
- faigh locht ar (“to find fault with”)
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)
- 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.
- 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 |