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Dè thuirt ise?

What did she say?

Anne is really nosey and was pestering poor John for his gossip. Here’s some vocabulary they used. 

an tuirt …?

did… say?

nach tuirt… ?

didn’t… say?

thuirt …

… said

cha tuirt …?

didn’t… say?

dè thuirt thu?

what did you say?

dè thuirt sibh?

what did you say?

Irregular verbs 

Let’s look at the table of irregular verbs again 

Òrdugh command An tràth caithte The past tense 
abair / can say thuirt said 
beir catch rug caught 
cluinn hear chuala heard 
dèan do rinn made 
faic see chunnaic saw 
faigh get fhuair got 
rach go chaidh went 
ruig arrive ràinig came 
thoir give thug gave 
thig come thàinig came 

But what is different about thuirt in the past tense? 

An tuirt …?

did… say?

Nach tuirt… ?

didn’t… say?

Thuirt …

… said

Cha tuirt …?

didn’t… say?

Dè thuirt thu?

What did you say?

Dè thuirt sibh?

What did you say?

Thuirt becomes tuirt following ancha or nach. Unlike most other verbs in the past tense, with thuirt there is no do following ancha or nach.