The Autonomous Future

Level 4

Future autonomous forms such as osclófar present an action whose agent is not named: Osclófar an doras.

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Future autonomous forms such as osclófar present an action whose agent is not named: Osclófar an doras.

The autonomous future presents a future action while leaving the doer unnamed. It has its own endings, such as -far or -fear in first-conjugation patterns. Osclófar belongs to the future of oscail; it is not a present form with an omitted personal pronoun.

Examples (3)

  1. Osclófar an doras.

    The door will be opened.

  2. Díolfar an teach.

    The house will be sold.

  3. Déanfar an obair amárach.

    The work will be done tomorrow.

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