Dictionary Look-up Word
seas
Nominal Forms
Verbal Adjective
seasta
Verbal Noun
seasamh
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 | seasaim |
| Sg.2 | seasann tú |
| Sg.3m | seasann sé |
| Sg.3f | seasann sí |
| Pl.1 | seasaimid; seasann muid |
| Pl.2 | seasann sibh |
| Pl.3 | seasann siad |
| Passive | seastar |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní sheasaim |
| Sg.2 | ní sheasann tú |
| Sg.3m | ní sheasann sé |
| Sg.3f | ní sheasann sí |
| Pl.1 | ní sheasaimid; ní sheasann muid |
| Pl.2 | ní sheasann sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní sheasann siad |
| Passive | ní sheastar |
Past
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | sheas mé |
| Sg.2 | sheas tú |
| Sg.3m | sheas sé |
| Sg.3f | sheas sí |
| Pl.1 | sheasamar; sheas muid |
| Pl.2 | sheas sibh |
| Pl.3 | sheas siad; sheasadar |
| Passive | seasadh |
Negative
| Sg.1 | níor sheas mé |
| Sg.2 | níor sheas tú |
| Sg.3m | níor sheas sé |
| Sg.3f | níor sheas sí |
| Pl.1 | níor sheasamar; níor sheas muid |
| Pl.2 | níor sheas sibh |
| Pl.3 | níor sheas siad; níor sheasadar |
| Passive | níor seasadh |
Past Continuous
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | sheasainn |
| Sg.2 | sheastá |
| Sg.3m | sheasadh sé |
| Sg.3f | sheasadh sí |
| Pl.1 | sheasaimis; sheasadh muid |
| Pl.2 | sheasadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | sheasaidís; sheasadh siad |
| Passive | sheastaí |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní sheasainn |
| Sg.2 | ní sheastá |
| Sg.3m | ní sheasadh sé |
| Sg.3f | ní sheasadh sí |
| Pl.1 | ní sheasaimis; ní sheasadh muid |
| Pl.2 | ní sheasadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní sheasaidís; ní sheasadh siad |
| Passive | ní sheastaí |
Future
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | seasfaidh mé |
| Sg.2 | seasfaidh tú |
| Sg.3m | seasfaidh sé |
| Sg.3f | seasfaidh sí |
| Pl.1 | seasfaimid; seasfaidh muid |
| Pl.2 | seasfaidh sibh |
| Pl.3 | seasfaidh siad |
| Passive | seasfar |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní sheasfaidh mé |
| Sg.2 | ní sheasfaidh tú |
| Sg.3m | ní sheasfaidh sé |
| Sg.3f | ní sheasfaidh sí |
| Pl.1 | ní sheasfaimid; ní sheasfaidh muid |
| Pl.2 | ní sheasfaidh sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní sheasfaidh siad |
| Passive | ní sheasfar |
Conditional
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | sheasfainn |
| Sg.2 | sheasfá |
| Sg.3m | sheasfadh sé |
| Sg.3f | sheasfadh sí |
| Pl.1 | sheasfaimis; sheasfadh muid |
| Pl.2 | sheasfadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | sheasfaidís; sheasfadh siad |
| Passive | sheasfaí |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní sheasfainn |
| Sg.2 | ní sheasfá |
| Sg.3m | ní sheasfadh sé |
| Sg.3f | ní sheasfadh sí |
| Pl.1 | ní sheasfaimis; ní sheasfadh muid |
| Pl.2 | ní sheasfadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní sheasfaidís; ní sheasfadh siad |
| Passive | ní sheasfaí |
Imperative
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | seasaim |
| Sg.2 | seas |
| Sg.3m | seasadh sé |
| Sg.3f | seasadh sí |
| Pl.1 | seasaimis; seasadh muid |
| Pl.2 | seasaigí |
| Pl.3 | seasaidís; seasadh siad |
| Passive | seastar |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ná seasaim |
| Sg.2 | ná seas |
| Sg.3m | ná seasadh sé |
| Sg.3f | ná seasadh sí |
| Pl.1 | ná seasaimis; ná seasadh muid |
| Pl.2 | ná seasaigí |
| Pl.3 | ná seasaidís; ná seasadh siad |
| Passive | ná seastar |
Subjunctive
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | go seasa mé |
| Sg.2 | go seasa tú |
| Sg.3m | go seasa sé |
| Sg.3f | go seasa sí |
| Pl.1 | go seasaimid; go seasa muid |
| Pl.2 | go seasa sibh |
| Pl.3 | go seasa siad |
| Passive | go seastar |
Negative
| Sg.1 | nár sheasa mé |
| Sg.2 | nár sheasa tú |
| Sg.3m | nár sheasa sé |
| Sg.3f | nár sheasa sí |
| Pl.1 | nár sheasaimid; nár sheasa muid |
| Pl.2 | nár sheasa sibh |
| Pl.3 | nár sheasa siad |
| Passive | nár sheastar |
Sample Sentences
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Fear céile is athair, a mhuintir ina chroí go dlúth,
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Teach tógtha ar an scrioptúr, ar chreideamh gan faitíos ná brón;
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Rinne an saol iarracht é a chiúnú, ach maireann a ghuth fós ann,
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Ionainn a mhacallaíonn sé, i gCríostaithe a sheasann an t-anam.
Etymology
From earlier seasamh, seasaigh, seasmhaigh, denominative from the verbal noun seasamh, from Old Irish sessam, verbal noun of sissidir, from Proto-Celtic *sistati, from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti, reduplicated present of *steh₂-. See: Proto-Indo-European '
*stísteh₂ti'.
Translations
bridesmaid, to act as a bridesmaid (for)
resist, to withstand actions or effects of
stand, to remain motionless
stand, to undergo; withstand; hold up