Verbal Adjectives Flashcards
A verbal adjective is an adjective that is created from a verb. For example, the verb cas (twist) becomes the adjective casta (twisted), so the ankle is described as being twisted.
1
Q
1 SYLLABLE
Slender ending (most verbs)
A
te
2
Q
1 SYLLABLE
Broad ending (most verbs)
A
ta
3
Q
bris (slender, SIOLLA 1)
A
briste
4
Q
dún (broad, SIOLLA 1)
A
dúnta
5
Q
1 SYLLABLE
slender and ends in: b, c, g, m, p, r
A
the
6
Q
1 SYLLABLE
broad and ends in: b, c, g, m, p, r
A
tha
7
Q
tuig (slender, ends in b,c,g,m,p,r)
A
tuigthe
8
Q
fág (slender, ends in b,c,g,m,p,r)
A
fágtha
9
Q
1 SYLLABLE
slender and ends in mh/bh
A
fe
10
Q
1 SYLLABLE
broad and ends in mh/bh
A
fa
11
Q
ibh (slender and mh/bh)
A
ife
12
Q
scríobh (broad and mh/bh)
A
scríofa
13
Q
igh
A
the
14
Q
il
A
te
15
Q
in
A
ta
16
Q
ir/im
A
tha
17
Q
ing
A
the
18
Q
ceannaigh
A
ceannaithe
19
Q
ceangail
A
ceangailte
20
Q
cosain
A
cosanta
21
Q
imir
A
imeartha
22
Q
tuirling
A
tuirlinthe
23
Q
abair
A
ráite
24
Q
beir
A
beirthe
25
clois/cluin
cloiste / cluinte
26
déan
déanta
27
faigh
faighte
28
feic
feicthe
29
ith
ite
30
tar
tagtha
31
tabhair
tugtha
32
téigh
dulta
33
i have written a letter
tá litir scríofa agam
34
the broken window
An fhuinneog bhriste
35
he has sold the car
Tá an carr díolta aige
36
When do we use this?
When someone has done something
eg:
tá na páistí millte aici
the spoilt children are at her
she has spoilt the children
Or when something is recently done
Bhíamar tar éis béile mór a ithe
We are after a big meal eaten
We have just eaten a big meal
