We have seen that with clàsan dàimheach (relative clauses), and ceistean (questions) or naisgearan (conjunctions) which require relative forms, that we need to use the special relative future form which ends ‑eas/‑as. This is true of all regular verbs and four of the irregular verbs:
can! | chanas |
cluinn! | chluinneas |
ruig! | ruigeas |
beir! | bheireas |
That leaves the six irregular verbs which do not have a relative future form and just use their normal future tense, independent forms in relative clauses:
rach! | thèid |
thig! | thig |
thoir! | bheir |
faigh! | gheibh |
faic! | chì |
dèan! | nì |
We have seen examples of this used throughout the course:
Ciamar a chanas tu sin sa Ghàidhlig?
How do/will you say that in Gaelic?
Ciamar a thèid thu dhan Fhraing?
How do/will you go to France?
An làmh a bheir, ‘s i a gheibh.
The hand that gives is the hand that receives.
CRUTHAN NEO‑EISIMEILEACH NO DÀIMHEACH | ||
Ciamar a _? | chanas | thèid |
Cuin a _? | chluinneas | thig |
Cuin a _? | ruigeas | bheir |
Cò | bheireas | gheibh |
Dè _? | chì | |
Cia mheud a _? | nì | |
Dè cho fada ‘s a _? | ||
Ma | ||
Nuair a |
CRUTHAN EISIMEILEACH | ||
Càit an | am _? | can | tèid |
Far an | am | cluinn | tig |
Gus an | am | ruig | toir |
Mus | beir | faigh |
Mura | faic | |
dèan |
Ciamar a thèid thu chun nan Eilean, an ath thuras a thèid thu ann?
How will you go to the Islands the next time you go?
Càit an tèid thu?
Where will you go?
An deach thu chun an Eilein sin roimhe?
Have you been to that Island before?
Ciamar a chaidh thu ann?
How did you go/get there?
Dè cho fada ‘s a thug e a’ dol ann?
How long did it take to get there?