Future. _2. Comp._ _Sing._ 1 Bithidh mi iar mo bhualadh, _I shall have been struck._ 2 Bithidh tu iar do bhualadh, 3 Bithidh se iar a bhualadh;

_Plur._ 1 Bithidh sinn iar ar bualadh, 2 Bithidh sibh iar 'ur bualadh, 3 Bithidh siad iar am bualadh.

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Present. Preterite. _1. Comp._ _1. Comp._ Ni bheil mi buailte, Ni'n robh mi buailte, _I am not struck,_ &c. _I was not struck,_ &c.

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Future. _1. Comp._ Ni'm bi mi buailte, _I shall not be struck,_ &c.

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Present. Preterite. _2. Comp._ _2. Comp._ Ni 'm bheil mi iar mo bhualadh, Ni'n robh mi iar mo bhualadh, _I have not been struck,_ &c. _I had not been struck,_ &c. { 75}

Future. _2. Comp._ Ni'm bi mi iar mo bhualadh, _I shall not have been struck,_ &c.

Preterite. Future. _1. Comp._ _1. Comp._ Bhithinn buailte, Ma bhitheas mi buailte, _I would be struck,_ &c. _If I shall be struck,_ &c.

_2. Comp._ _2. Comp._ Bhithinn iar mo bhualadh, Ma bhitheas mi iar mo bhualadh, _I would have been struck,_ &c. _If I shall have been struck,_ &c.

_Imperative Mood._ _Infinitive Mood._ _1. Comp._ _1. Comp._ Bitheam buailte, Do bhith buailte, _Let me be struck,_ &c. _To be struck,_ &c.

_2. Comp._ _2. Comp._ Bitheam iar mo bhualadh, Do bhith iar mo bhualadh, _Let me have been struck,_ &c. _To have been struck,_ &c.

_Examples of Verbs of the Second Conjugation._

Preterite. Future. _Affirmat._ Dh'orduich, Orduichidh, _Negat._ D'orduich, Orduich, _Subjunct._ Dh'orduichinn. Dh'orduicheas. _Imperat._ Orduicheam. _Infinit._ Orduchadh.

_Affirmat._ Dh'orduicheadh, Orduichear, _Negat._ D'orduicheadh, Orduichear, _Subjunct._ Dh'orduichteadh. Dh'orduicheas. _Imperat._ Orduichear. _Particip._ Orduichte.

Preterite. Future. _Affirmat._ Dh'fholaich, Folaichidh, _Negat._ D'fholaich, Folaich, _Subjunct._ Dh'fholaichinn. Dh'fholaicheas. _Imperat._ Folaicheam. _Infinit._ Folachadh.

_Affirmat._ Dh'fholaicheadh, Folaichear, _Negat._ D'fholaicheadh, Folaichear, _Subjunct._ Dh'fholaichteadh. Dh'fholaichear. _Imperat._ Folaichtear. _Particip._ Folaichte.

The Compound tenses may be easily learned from those of the Verb Buail in the first Conjugation, being formed exactly in the same manner.

An Initial Consonant is aspirated in the Preterite Tense, through all the Moods and Voices, except in the Preterite Subjunctive after the Particles ni, mur, nach, gu, an, am. An initial Consonant is occasionally aspirated in the Future Tense, and in the Infinitive and Participle, indicating their connection with the preceding word.