clois / cluin

Hearing: Clois and Cluin

Level 3

The standard includes hearing verbs clois and cluin with related but distinct paradigms: cloisim and cluinim. Use a coherent paradigm and label regional preferences.

How It Works

The standard includes hearing verbs clois and cluin with related but distinct paradigms: cloisim and cluinim. Use a coherent paradigm and label regional preferences.

Clois and cluin are established alternatives with related but distinct conjugations. Cloisim and cluinim both express I hear. The examples label the alternatives without declaring either defective; keep a coherent paradigm in a single teaching passage and explain a regional preference where relevant.

Examples (3)

  1. Cloisim ceol.

    I hear music. (Clois paradigm.)

  2. Cluinim ceol.

    I hear music. (Cluin paradigm.)

  3. Chuala mé ceol inné.

    I heard music yesterday.

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clois / cluinLevel 3Hearing: Clois and Cluin

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Compare two established hearing-verb paradigms against a known present-tense framework.

Words in This Pattern

cloiscluin