Cork Irish

Gheibhim is an irregular verb with faighim in the dependent. The dependent form was traditionally spelled with a broad -gh- in most tenses (eg, faghaim) and a slender -gh- in the future and conditional only, although this distinction is not observed today. The verbal noun is fáil /fɑ:lʹ/. The verbal adjective is fálta /fɑ:lhə/; more traditional alternatives in use in parts of Munster include faighte and fachta.

Habitual present tense

Note: this verb was historically do-gheibhim, explaining the lenition. The negative form is ní fhaighim, and not the Kerry form ní bhfaighim cited in the book Teach Yourself Irish. In traditional Cork Irish, the autonomous form will be found unlenited after ní and after the relative particle, although current usage lenites. Gheibhtear and faightear are both found in the positive, reflecting the influence of standardized Irish.

Simple past tense

Note: the past-tense autonomous form is not lenited after do or níor or after the direct relative particle. The autonomous is also found as do fuarthas; the traditional form was do frith. The future forms are an bhfuair?, etc.

Future tense

Note: The future was traditionally gheobhad, but the form is generally delenited in Cork Irish today. The dependent is either ní gheobhad or the traditionally correct ní bhfaighead. In traditional Cork Irish, the autonomous form will be found unlenited after ní and after the relative particle, although current usage lenites.

Conditional tense

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

Note: in historical Irish, the imperfect was do gheibhinn, and this form is found in literature, but the forms above are those current in Cork Irish. In traditional Cork Irish, the autonomous form will be found unlenited after ní and after the relative particle, although current usage lenites. The autonomous positive can also be do fachtí. The second person singular can also be d’fhaightheá /dəihɑ:/.

Imperative mood

Present subjunctive

Note: in traditional Cork Irish, the autonomous form will be found unlenited after nár, although current usage lenites.

Imperfect subjunctive

Note: the second person singular can also be dá bhfaightheá /dɑ: vəihɑ:/.