Verbal nouns

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  What is a verbal noun?   

It can be used as either a verb OR a noun. The verbal noun is a Gaelic part of speech that is used in many similar ways as participles in other languages. A good example of this is English are the verbs ending in – ing, (looking, working, eating) 

Does every Gaelic verb have a verbal noun? 

Yes, apart from  tha ! 

How do I form the verbal noun?  

So far we’ve seen the following endings added to verbs to form verbal nouns. Other verbs may add different endings, which we’ll learn later.

When do I use the verbal noun?  

Option A  Combine with  tha / bha  and other forms of bi to say when you are doing something. You need to add  ag  before verbal nouns beginning with a vowel or a’ before verbal nouns beginning with a consonant. 

Option B  Use  after   is toil / cha toil  to say you like something. 

Option C  We will get there!