Dictionary Look-up Word
dual
Nominal Forms
Verbal Adjective
dualta
Verbal Noun
dualadh
Present
Affirmative
Only the verb
bí 'to be' is conjugated in this tense.
Negative
Only the verb
bí 'to be' is conjugated in this tense.
Present
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | dualaim |
| Sg.2 | dualann tú |
| Sg.3m | dualann sé |
| Sg.3f | dualann sí |
| Pl.1 | dualaimid; dualann muid |
| Pl.2 | dualann sibh |
| Pl.3 | dualann siad |
| Passive | dualtar |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní dhualaim |
| Sg.2 | ní dhualann tú |
| Sg.3m | ní dhualann sé |
| Sg.3f | ní dhualann sí |
| Pl.1 | ní dhualaimid; ní dhualann muid |
| Pl.2 | ní dhualann sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní dhualann siad |
| Passive | ní dhualtar |
Past
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | dhual mé |
| Sg.2 | dhual tú |
| Sg.3m | dhual sé |
| Sg.3f | dhual sí |
| Pl.1 | dhualamar; dhual muid |
| Pl.2 | dhual sibh |
| Pl.3 | dhual siad; dhualadar |
| Passive | dualadh |
Negative
| Sg.1 | níor dhual mé |
| Sg.2 | níor dhual tú |
| Sg.3m | níor dhual sé |
| Sg.3f | níor dhual sí |
| Pl.1 | níor dhualamar; níor dhual muid |
| Pl.2 | níor dhual sibh |
| Pl.3 | níor dhual siad; níor dhualadar |
| Passive | níor dualadh |
Past Continuous
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | dhualainn |
| Sg.2 | dhualtá |
| Sg.3m | dhualadh sé |
| Sg.3f | dhualadh sí |
| Pl.1 | dhualaimis; dhualadh muid |
| Pl.2 | dhualadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | dhualaidís; dhualadh siad |
| Passive | dhualtaí |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní dhualainn |
| Sg.2 | ní dhualtá |
| Sg.3m | ní dhualadh sé |
| Sg.3f | ní dhualadh sí |
| Pl.1 | ní dhualaimis; ní dhualadh muid |
| Pl.2 | ní dhualadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní dhualaidís; ní dhualadh siad |
| Passive | ní dhualtaí |
Future
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | dualfaidh mé |
| Sg.2 | dualfaidh tú |
| Sg.3m | dualfaidh sé |
| Sg.3f | dualfaidh sí |
| Pl.1 | dualfaimid; dualfaidh muid |
| Pl.2 | dualfaidh sibh |
| Pl.3 | dualfaidh siad |
| Passive | dualfar |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní dhualfaidh mé |
| Sg.2 | ní dhualfaidh tú |
| Sg.3m | ní dhualfaidh sé |
| Sg.3f | ní dhualfaidh sí |
| Pl.1 | ní dhualfaimid; ní dhualfaidh muid |
| Pl.2 | ní dhualfaidh sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní dhualfaidh siad |
| Passive | ní dhualfar |
Conditional
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | dhualfainn |
| Sg.2 | dhualfá |
| Sg.3m | dhualfadh sé |
| Sg.3f | dhualfadh sí |
| Pl.1 | dhualfaimis; dhualfadh muid |
| Pl.2 | dhualfadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | dhualfaidís; dhualfadh siad |
| Passive | dhualfaí |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní dhualfainn |
| Sg.2 | ní dhualfá |
| Sg.3m | ní dhualfadh sé |
| Sg.3f | ní dhualfadh sí |
| Pl.1 | ní dhualfaimis; ní dhualfadh muid |
| Pl.2 | ní dhualfadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní dhualfaidís; ní dhualfadh siad |
| Passive | ní dhualfaí |
Imperative
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | dualaim |
| Sg.2 | dual |
| Sg.3m | dualadh sé |
| Sg.3f | dualadh sí |
| Pl.1 | dualaimis; dualadh muid |
| Pl.2 | dualaigí |
| Pl.3 | dualaidís; dualadh siad |
| Passive | dualtar |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ná dualaim |
| Sg.2 | ná dual |
| Sg.3m | ná dualadh sé |
| Sg.3f | ná dualadh sí |
| Pl.1 | ná dualaimis; ná dualadh muid |
| Pl.2 | ná dualaigí |
| Pl.3 | ná dualaidís; ná dualadh siad |
| Passive | ná dualtar |
Subjunctive
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | go nduala mé |
| Sg.2 | go nduala tú |
| Sg.3m | go nduala sé |
| Sg.3f | go nduala sí |
| Pl.1 | go ndualaimid; go nduala muid |
| Pl.2 | go nduala sibh |
| Pl.3 | go nduala siad |
| Passive | go ndualtar |
Negative
| Sg.1 | nár dhuala mé |
| Sg.2 | nár dhuala tú |
| Sg.3m | nár dhuala sé |
| Sg.3f | nár dhuala sí |
| Pl.1 | nár dhualaimid; nár dhuala muid |
| Pl.2 | nár dhuala sibh |
| Pl.3 | nár dhuala siad |
| Passive | nár dhualtar |
Sample Sentences
Verbs conjugated like dual
adhmhol,
ainéal,
amúch,
athchas,
athchraol,
athdhíon,
athghlan,
athghléas,
athlas,
athlíon,
athphós,
athraon,
athsheol,
athshon,
beibheal,
beophian,
blogh,
bronn,
bréan,
brón, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
From Middle Irish dúal (“tress, lock of hair”), from Proto-Celtic *doklos, from Proto-Indo-European *doḱlos (compare Icelandic tagl (“horse’s tail”), Old English tæġl, English tail). See: English '
tail'.
Verbs referencing "dual"
German, old spelling
taugen.
Translations