thathar

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

thathar

  1. (impersonal) it is being

Inflection

Conjugation of bi (highly irregular)
singular plural
first second third m/f first second third
independent present tha mi tha thu tha e/i tha sinn tha sibh tha iad
past bha mi bha thu bha e/i bha sinn bha sibh bha iad
future simple bidh mi bidh tu bidh e/i bidh sinn bidh sibh bidh iad
emphatic bithidh mi bithidh tu bithidh e/i bithidh sinn bithidh sibh bithidh iad
conditional simple bhithinn bhiodh tu bhiodh e/i bhiodh sinn
bhiomaid 		bhiodh sibh bhiodh iad
emphatic bhitheadh tu bhitheadh e/i bhitheadh sinn
bhitheamaid 		bhitheadh sibh bhitheadh iad
negative present chan eil mi chan eil thu chan eil e/i chan eil sinn chan eil sibh chan eil iad
past cha robh mi cha robh thu cha robh e/i cha robh sinn cha robh sibh cha robh iad
future cha bhi mi cha bhi thu cha bhi e/i cha bhi sinn cha bhi sibh cha bhi iad
conditional simple cha bhithinn cha bhiodh tu cha bhiodh e/i cha bhiodh sinn
cha bhiomaid 		cha bhiodh sibh cha bhiodh iad
emphatic cha bhitheadh tu cha bhitheadh e/i cha bhitheadh sinn
cha bhitheamaid 		cha bhitheadh sibh cha bhitheadh iad
affirmative
interrogative 		present a bheil mi? a bheil thu? a bheil e/i? a bheil sinn? a bheil sibh? a bheil iad?
past an robh mi? an robh thu? an robh e/i? an robh sinn? an robh sibh? an robh iad?
future am bi mi? am bi thu? am bi e/i? am bi sinn? am bi sibh? am bi iad?
conditional simple am bithinn? am biodh tu? am biodh e/i? am biodh sinn?
am biomaid? 		am biodh sibh? am biodh iad?
emphatic am bitheadh tu? am bitheadh e/i? am bitheadh sinn
am bitheamaid? 		am bitheadh sibh? am bitheadh iad?
negative
interrogative 		present nach eil mi? nach eil thu? nach eil e/i? nach eil sinn? nach eil sibh? nach eil iad?
past nach robh mi? nach robh thu? nach robh e/i? nach robh sinn? nach robh sibh? nach robh iad?
future nach bi mi? nach bi thu? nach bi e/i? nach bi sinn? nach bi sibh? nach bi iad?
conditional simple nach bithinn? nach biodh tu? nach biodh e/i? nach biodh sinn?
nach biomaid? 		nach biodh sibh? nach biodh iad?
emphatic nach bitheadh tu? nach bitheadh e/i? nach bitheadh sinn?
nach bitheamaid? 		nach bitheadh sibh? nach bitheadh iad?
relative future simple (a) bhios mi (a) bhios tu (a) bhios e/i (a) bhios sinn (a) bhios sibh (a) bhios iad
emphatic (a) bhitheas mi (a) bhitheas tu (a) bhitheas e/i (a) bhitheas sinn (a) bhitheas sibh (a) bhitheas iad
imperative simple bitheam bi biodh e/i biomaid bithibh biodh iad
emphatic bitheadh e/i bitheamaid bitheadh iad
verbal noun a bhith

Impersonal forms can be found at thathar.

Conjugation of is (highly irregular, defective)
singular plural
first second third m/f first second third
independent present is mi is tu is e/i is sinn is sibh is iad
past bu mhi bu tu b' e/i bu sinn bu sibh b' iad
conditional
negative present cha mhi cha tu chan e/i cha sinn cha sibh chan iad
past cha bu mhi cha bu tu cha b' e/i cha bu sinn cha bu sibh cha b' iad
conditional
affirmative
interrogative 		present am mi? an tu? an e/i? an sinn? an sibh? an iad?
past am bu mhi? am bu tu? am b' e/i? am bu sinn? am bu sibh? am b' iad?
conditional
Negative
interrogative 		present nach mi? nach tu? nach e/i? nach sinn? nach sibh? nach iad?
past nach bu mhi? nach bu tu? nach b' e/i? nach bu sinn? nach bu sibh? nach b' iad?
conditional
Conjugation of thathar (highly irregular, defective, impersonal)
Present Past Future Conditional
Independent thathar, thatar, thathas1 bhathar, bhatar, bhathas1 bithear, bitear, bitheas1 bhite(adh), bhithist(e)1
Negative chan eilear, chan eileas1 cha robhar, cha robhas1 cha bithear, cha bitear, cha bitheas1 cha bhite(adh), cha bhithist(e)1
Affirmative interrogative am beilear? am beileas?1
a bheilear? a bheileas?1 		an robhar? an robhas?1 am bithear? am biteas?1 am bite(adh)? am bithist(e)?1
Negative interrogative nach eilear? nach eileas?1 nach robhar? nach robhas?1 nach bithear? nach bitear? nach bitheas?1 nach bite(adh)? nach bithist(e)?1

1 Lewis dialect form

References

  1. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh

Further reading

  • Colin Mark (2003) “thatar”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 577
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