Gabhaim is a verb that is irregular in some tenses, with some of its forms shared with the verb gheibhim. Its verbal noun is gabháil /gvɑlʹ/. The verbal adjective is gafa /gofə/ (spelled gabhtha in the old orthography).
Habitual present tense
| affirmative form | negative form | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | gabhaim | goumʹ | ní ghabhaim | nʹi: ɣoumʹ | |
| you s. | gabhann tú | goun tu: | ní ghabhann tú | nʹi: ɣoun tu: | |
| he | gabhann sé | goun sʹe: | ní ghabhann sé | nʹi: ɣoun sʹe: | |
| we | gabhaimíd | goumʹi:dʹ | ní ghabhaimíd | nʹi: ɣoumʹi:dʹ | |
| you pl. | gabhann sibh | goun sʹivʹ | ní ghabhann sibh | nʹi: ɣoun sʹivʹ | |
| they | gabhaid siad | goudʹ sʹiəd | ní ghabhaid siad | nʹi: ɣoudʹ sʹiəd | |
| one | gabhtar | goutər | ní ghabhtar | nʹi: ɣoutər |
Note: in traditional Cork Irish, the autonomous form will be found unlenited after ní and after the relative particle, although current usage lenites. The autonomous was gabhthar in Peadar Ua Laoghaire and could possibly be pronounced /goufər/ too.
Simple past tense
| affirmative form | negative form | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | do ghabhas | də ɣous | níor ghabhas | nʹi:r ɣous | |
| you s. | do ghabhais | də ɣousʹ | níor ghabhais | nʹi:r ɣousʹ | |
| he | do ghaibh sé | də ɣovʹ sʹe: | níor ghaibh sé | nʹi:r ɣovʹ sʹe: | |
| we | do ghabhamair | də ɣoumirʹ | níor ghabhamair | nʹi:r ɣoumirʹ | |
| you pl. | do ghabhabhair | də ɣouu:rʹ | níor ghabhabhair | nʹi:r ɣouu:rʹ | |
| they | do ghabhadar | də ɣoudər | níor ghabhadar | nʹi:r ɣoudər | |
| one | do gabhadh | də goug | níor gabhadh | nʹi:r goug |
Note: the past-tense autonomous form is not lenited after do or níor or after the direct relative particle.
Future tense
| affirmative form | negative form | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | geobhad, geobhaidh mé | gʹo:d, gʹo: mʹe: | ní gheobhad, ní gheobhaidh mé | nʹi: jo:d, nʹi: jo: mʹe: | |
| you s. | geobhair | gʹo:rʹ | ní gheobhair | nʹi: jo:rʹ | |
| he | geobhaidh sé | gʹo: sʹe: | ní gheobhaidh sé | nʹi: jo: sʹe: | |
| we | geobhaimíd | gʹo:mʹi:dʹ | ní gheobhaimíd | nʹi: jo:mʹi:dʹ | |
| you pl. | geobhaidh sibh | gʹo: sʹivʹ | ní gheobhaidh sibh | nʹi: jo: sʹivʹ | |
| they | geobhaid siad | gʹo:dʹ sʹiəd | ní gheobhaid siad | nʹi: jo:dʹ sʹiəd | |
| one | geofar | gʹo:fər | ní gheofar | nʹi: jo:fər |
Note: in traditional Cork Irish, the autonomous form will be found unlenited after ní and after the relative particle, although current usage lenites.
Conditional tense
| affirmative form | negative form | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | do gheobhainn | də jo:ŋʹ | ní gheobhainn | nʹi: jo:ŋʹ | |
| you s. | do gheofá | də jo:fɑ: | ní gheofá | nʹi: jo:fɑ: | |
| he | do gheobhadh sé | də jo:x sʹe: | ní gheobhadh sé | nʹi: jo:x sʹe: | |
| we | do gheobhaimís | də jo:mʹi:sʹ | ní gheobhaimís | nʹi: jo:mʹi:sʹ | |
| you pl. | do gheobhadh sibh | də jo:x sʹivʹ | ní gheobhadh sibh | nʹi: jo:x sʹivʹ | |
| they | do gheobhaidís | də jo:dʹi:sʹ | ní gheobhaidís | nʹi: jo:dʹi:sʹ | |
| one | do gheofí | də jo:fʹi: | ní gheofí | nʹi: jo:fʹi: |
Note: in traditional Cork Irish, the autonomous form will be found unlenited after ní and after the relative particle, although current usage lenites.
Habitual past or imperfect tense
| affirmative form | negative form | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | do ghabhainn | də ɣouŋʹ | ní ghabhainn | nʹi: ɣouŋʹ | |
| you s. | do ghabhthá | də ɣouhɑ: | ní ghabhthá | nʹi: ɣouhɑ: | |
| he | do ghabhadh sé | də ɣoux sʹe: | ní ghabhadh sé | nʹi: ɣoux sʹe: | |
| we | do ghabhaimís | də ɣoumʹi:sʹ | ní ghabhaimís | nʹi: ɣoumʹi:sʹ | |
| you pl. | do ghabhadh sibh | də ɣoux sʹivʹ | ní ghabhadh sibh | nʹi: ɣoux sʹivʹ | |
| they | do ghabhaidís | də ɣoudʹi:sʹ | ní ghabhaidís | nʹi: ɣoudʹi:sʹ | |
| one | do ghabhtaí | də ɣoutʹi: | ní ghabhtaí | nʹi: ɣoutʹi: |
Note: in traditional Cork Irish, the autonomous form will be found unlenited after ní and after the relative particle, although current usage lenites. The second person singular can also be pronounced /də ɣoutɑ:/.
Imperative mood
| affirmative form | negative form | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | gabhaim | goumʹ | ná gabhaim | nɑ: goumʹ | |
| you s. | gaibh | govʹ | ná gaibh | nɑ: govʹ | |
| he | gabhadh sé | goux sʹe: | ná gabhadh sé | nɑ: goux sʹe: | |
| we | gabhaimís | goumʹi:sʹ | ná gabhaimís | nɑ: goumʹi:sʹ | |
| you pl. | gabhaidh | gouigʹ | ná gabhaidh | nɑ: gouigʹ | |
| they | gabhaidís | goudʹi:sʹ | ná gabhaidís | nɑ: goudʹi:sʹ | |
| one | gabhtar | goutər | ná gabhtar | nɑ: goutər |
Note: the autonomous was gabhthar in Peadar Ua Laoghaire and could possibly be pronounced /goufər/ too.
Present subjunctive
| affirmative form | negative form | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | go ngabhad | gə ŋoud | nár ghabhad | nɑ:r ɣoud | |
| you s. | go ngabhair | gə ŋourʹ | nár ghabhair | nɑ:r ɣourʹ | |
| he | go ngabhaidh sé | gə ŋou sʹe: | nár ghabhaidh sé | nɑ:r ɣou sʹe: | |
| we | go ngabhaimíd | gə ŋoumʹi:dʹ | nár ghabhaimíd | nɑ:r ɣoumʹi:dʹ | |
| you pl. | go ngabhaidh sibh | gə ŋou sʹivʹ | nár ghabhaidh sibh | nɑ:r ɣou sʹivʹ | |
| they | go ngabhaid siad | gə ŋoudʹ sʹiəd | nár ghabhaid siad | nɑ:r ɣoudʹ sʹiəd | |
| one | go ngabhtar | gə ŋoutər | nár ghabhtar | nɑ:r ɣoutər |
Note: in traditional Cork Irish, the autonomous form will be found unlenited after nár, although current usage lenites. The present subjunctive is often replaced by the future tense. The autonomous was gabhthar in Peadar Ua Laoghaire and could possibly be pronounced /goufər/ too.
Imperfect subjunctive
| affirmative form | negative form | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | dá ngabhainn | dɑ: ŋouŋʹ | mara ngabhainn | mɑrə ŋouŋʹ | |
| you s. | dá ngabhthá | dɑ: ŋouhɑ: | mara ngabhthá | mɑrə ŋouhɑ: | |
| he | dá ngabhadh sé | dɑ: ŋoux sʹe: | mara ngabhadh sé | mɑrə ŋoux sʹe: | |
| we | dá ngabhaimís | dɑ: ŋoumʹi:sʹ | mara ngabhaimís | mɑrə ŋoumʹi:sʹ | |
| you pl. | dá ngabhadh sibh | dɑ: ŋoux sʹivʹ | mara ngabhadh sibh | mɑrə ŋoux sʹivʹ | |
| they | dá ngabhaidís | dɑ: ŋoudʹi:sʹ | mara ngabhaidís | mɑrə ŋoudʹi:sʹ | |
| one | dá ngabhtaí | dɑ: ŋoutʹi: | mara ngabhtaí | mɑrə ŋoutʹi: |
Note: the past subjunctive is often replaced by the conditional tense. The second person singular can also be pronounced /dɑ: ŋoutɑ:/.