We saw the gnìomhair neo–iomlan (defective verb) feum (must, need to) in A2 Cuspair 9.
This verb only has the tràth teachdail (future tense, used for the present tense) and the tràth cumhach (conditional tense).
Feumaidh mi falbh an–dràsta.
I have to go now.
Am feum sinn am film fhaicinn?
Do we have to see the film?
Here we’ll look at the verb feum in the conditional tense.
Feum!
Must, need to!
Am feumadh?
Would have to?
Nach fheumadh?
Wouldn’t have to?
Dh’fheumadh
Would have to
Chan fheumadh
Wouldn’t have to
Dh’fheumainn
I would have to
Dh’fheumamaid
We would have to
DH’FHEUMADH | AM FEUMADH |
Ciamar a dh’fheumadh? | Càit am feumadh? |
Cò | Dè dh’fheumadh? | Far am feumadh … |
Cuin a dh’fheumadh? | Gus am feumadh … |
Carson a dh’fheumadh? | Mus feumadh … |
Nuair a dh’fheumadh … | Mura feumadh … |
Ged a dh’fheumadh … | Nan fheumadh/Nam feumadh … |
Remember that we have to use inversion with all of these phrases.
Am feumadh tu gluasad dhan Eadailt gus Eadailtis ionnsachadh?
Would you have to move to Italy to learn Italian?
Nan fheumadh tu obair ùr fhaighinn dè dh’fheumadh tu dèanamh?
If you had to get a new job what would you have to do?
Cuin a dh’fheumadh tu aodach spaideil ùr a cheannach?
When would you have to buy smart new clothes?
Càit am feumadh tu an càr fhàgail anns a’ bhaile–mhòr?
Where would you have to leave the car in the city?