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abair

va & n irr Say, utter, affirm, express.
Active Voice:
IND past thuirt mi etc, I etc said, also duirt — Stewart.
IND fut their mi etc, I etc shall or will say.
INTERR past (an? nach? cha) duirt mi etc.
INTERR fut (an? nach? chan) abair mi etc.
SUBJ past (ged) theirinn, (though) I would say; ged theireadh tu etc, though you (sing) would say; ged theireamaid, though we would say; ged theireadh sibh etc, though you would say.
SUBJ fut (ma) their mi etc, (if) I etc shall say.
IMP abaiream, let me say.
INF a ràdh, to say.
PRES PART ag ràdh, saying.
Passive Voice:
IND past thuirteadh e, it was said.
IND fut theirear e, it shall be said.
INTER past (an? nach? cha) duirteadh.
IND fut (an? nach? chan) abairear.
SUBJ past (ged) theirteadh.
SUBJ fut (ma) theirear.
► Abair has another form of the Past Subj used after interr and neg particles, as (ma) theirinn, if I would say; but (nan) abarainn. The Passive has also a parallel impers form — (ma) theirteadh, if it would be said; but (nan) abairteadh e. Na abair ach beagan, agus abair gu math e, say but little and say it well.


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