The Irregular Verb - Abair

Question 1

What does Abair mean?

Answer 1

To say

Question 2

What is the verbal noun for abair?

Answer 2

rá - saying

Question 3

What is the past tense for abair?

Answer 3

Dúirt

Question 4

What is the present tense for abair?

Answer 4

Deir

Question 5

Translate
You say it.

Answer 5

Deir tú é.

Question 6

Translate
I didn’t say.

Answer 6

Ní dúirt mé.

Question 7

What tense is déarfaidh used for?

Answer 7

Future tense.

Question 8

An ndéarfaidh é?
Ní déarfaidh mé é.

Answer 8

Will he say?
I won’t say it.

Note that the negative statement does not mutate.

Question 9

Translate
An ndéarfaidh tú aon rud leis?

Answer 9

Will you say anything to him?

Note - leis - le (with, to) is used with the verb abair

Question 10

What is - Don’t lie. in Irish?

Answer 10

Ná habair bréag.

Question 11

Translate
Dúirt mé liom féin.

Answer 11

I said to myself.

Question 12

What is “What are you saying?” in Irish?

Answer 12

Céard atá tú a rá?

Question 13

What is “ we said” in Irish?

Answer 13

dúramar

Question 14

True or False
For a question, an urú is used on the past tense form of the verb.

Answer 14

True
An ndúirt tú é? / Did you say it?