bhínn / bhíteá

Personal Habitual Past of Bí

Level 6

Bhínn and bhíteá encode the first and second person in the habitual past. They contrast with analytic forms used in other persons and varieties.

How It Works

Bhínn and bhíteá encode the first and second person in the habitual past. They contrast with analytic forms used in other persons and varieties.

Bhínn includes I and bhíteá includes you singular in habitual-past endings. They do not need an ordinary subject pronoun added to supply that same person. Other persons have their own forms, including bhíodh sé and bhíodh sí; dialects can differ in the wider distribution of synthetic forms.

Examples (3)

  1. Bhínn anseo gach lá.

    I used to be here every day.

  2. Bhíteá luath i gcónaí.

    You used to be early all the time.

  3. Bhíodh sí sa bhaile ar an Domhnach.

    She used to be at home on Sundays.

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bhínn / bhíteáLevel 6Personal Habitual Past of Bí

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Words in This Pattern

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