ve – Manx verb conjugation

Manx verb forms of ve

Verbal Noun: ve

Gerund:
Participle:
Translation: be

Periphrastic Forms

Present

Imperfect

Perfect

Sg.1ta mee er ve
Sg.2ta oo er ve
Sg.3mta eh er ve
Sg.3fta ee er ve
Pl.1ta shin er ve
Pl.2ta shiu er ve
Pl.3ta ad er ve

Pluperfect

Sg.1va mee er ve
Sg.2va oo er ve
Sg.3mva eh er ve
Sg.3fva ee er ve
Pl.1va shin er ve
Pl.2va shiu er ve
Pl.3va ad er ve

Preterite

Future

Conditional

Imperative

Synthetic Forms

Present Independent

Sg.1ta
Sg.2ta
Sg.3mta
Sg.3fta
Pl.1ta
Pl.2ta
Pl.3ta

Present Dependent

Sg.1vel
Sg.2vel
Sg.3mvel
Sg.3fvel
Pl.1vel
Pl.2vel
Pl.3vel

Preterite

Independentrow
Dependentva

Future Independent

Sg.1beeym; bee'm
Sg.2bee
Sg.3mbee
Sg.3fbee
Pl.1beemayd
Pl.2beeu
Pl.3beead

Future Dependent

Sg.1beeym; bee'm
Sg.2bee
Sg.3mbee
Sg.3fbee
Pl.1beemayd
Pl.2beeu
Pl.3beead

Future Relative

Sg.1veeym; vees'ym
Sg.2vee; vees
Sg.3mvee; vees
Sg.3fvee; vees
Pl.1veemayd; veesmayd
Pl.2veeu; vees
Pl.3veead; vees

Conditional Independent

Sg.1veign
Sg.2veig
Sg.3mveig
Sg.3fveig
Pl.1veign
Pl.2veig
Pl.3veig

Conditional Dependent

Sg.1beign
Sg.2beig
Sg.3mbeig
Sg.3fbeig
Pl.1beign
Pl.2beig
Pl.3beig

Imperative

Sg.2ve; bee
Pl.2vejee; beejee

Verbs conjugated like ve

ve,

Translations

Etymology

From Old Irish at·tá, cognate with Irish bí and Scottish Gaelic bi. The form ve is from Old Irish buith and is cognate with the verbal nouns Irish bheith and Scottish Gaelic bhith See: Irish 'bí', Scots Gaelic 'bi', Irish 'bheith', Scots Gaelic 'bhith'.

Sample Sentences

  • Choud as veeym bio. As long as I am alive. (Miscellaneous sources)
  • Choud's Choud as v'eh v' eh ayns shen. As long as he was there. (Miscellaneous sources)
  • Choud's Choud as va'n va 'n dooinney aeg doogh. As long as the young man was ill. (Miscellaneous sources)
  • Wheesh as t'eut' ec shiu . As much as you have. (Miscellaneous sources)
  • Cha mie as ta cooinaghtyn aymec mee . As near as I can remember. (Miscellaneous sources)
  • Choud's Choud as ta cooinaght aymec mee . As far as I can remember. (Miscellaneous sources)
  • Cha leah's leah 's vees cooie eh. As early as possible. (Miscellaneous sources)
  • Choud's Choud as ta fys aymec mee . As far as I am aware. (Miscellaneous sources)
  • Myr dy row. As if. (Miscellaneous sources)
  • Yn stayd v'orrymv' er mee . As I was circumstanced. (Miscellaneous sources)
  • Myr ta Juan gra. As John puts it. (Miscellaneous sources)
  • Myr dy beagh eh. As it were. (Miscellaneous sources)
  • Myr v'eh v' eh roie. As heretofore. (Miscellaneous sources)
  • Brie j'ee jeh ee cre'n cre 'n traa bee ee goll. Ask her what time she is going. (Miscellaneous sources)
  • Cha nel red erbee er ve jeant foast. As yet, nothing has been done. (Miscellaneous sources)