d'ith

Eating in the Past

Level 2

Ith has d'ith in affirmative past clauses: D'ith mé arán. After níor or ar, use forms such as níor ith and ar ith.

How It Works

Ith has d'ith in affirmative past clauses: D'ith mé arán. After níor or ar, use forms such as níor ith and ar ith.

The independent affirmative past is d'ith. After níor and ar, the affirmative d' is absent: níor ith and ar ith. This illustrates why the complete particle-plus-verb frame should be learned rather than treating d' as an inseparable part of the stem.

Examples (3)

  1. D'ith mé arán.

    I ate bread.

  2. Níor ith sí an t-úll.

    She did not eat the apple.

  3. Ar ith tú an bia?

    Did you eat the food?

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d'ithLevel 2Eating in the Past

Learn This First

Compare affirmative d'ith with the vowel-initial form after past particles.

Words in This Pattern

ith