Dictionary Look-up Word
tacht
Nominal Forms
Verbal Adjective
tachta
Verbal Noun
tachtadh
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 | tachtaim |
| Sg.2 | tachtann tú |
| Sg.3m | tachtann sé |
| Sg.3f | tachtann sí |
| Pl.1 | tachtaimid; tachtann muid |
| Pl.2 | tachtann sibh |
| Pl.3 | tachtann siad |
| Passive | tachtar |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní thachtaim |
| Sg.2 | ní thachtann tú |
| Sg.3m | ní thachtann sé |
| Sg.3f | ní thachtann sí |
| Pl.1 | ní thachtaimid; ní thachtann muid |
| Pl.2 | ní thachtann sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní thachtann siad |
| Passive | ní thachtar |
Past
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | thacht mé |
| Sg.2 | thacht tú |
| Sg.3m | thacht sé |
| Sg.3f | thacht sí |
| Pl.1 | thachtamar; thacht muid |
| Pl.2 | thacht sibh |
| Pl.3 | thacht siad; thachtadar |
| Passive | tachtadh |
Negative
| Sg.1 | níor thacht mé |
| Sg.2 | níor thacht tú |
| Sg.3m | níor thacht sé |
| Sg.3f | níor thacht sí |
| Pl.1 | níor thachtamar; níor thacht muid |
| Pl.2 | níor thacht sibh |
| Pl.3 | níor thacht siad; níor thachtadar |
| Passive | níor tachtadh |
Past Continuous
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | thachtainn |
| Sg.2 | thachtá |
| Sg.3m | thachtadh sé |
| Sg.3f | thachtadh sí |
| Pl.1 | thachtaimis; thachtadh muid |
| Pl.2 | thachtadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | thachtaidís; thachtadh siad |
| Passive | thachtaí |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní thachtainn |
| Sg.2 | ní thachtá |
| Sg.3m | ní thachtadh sé |
| Sg.3f | ní thachtadh sí |
| Pl.1 | ní thachtaimis; ní thachtadh muid |
| Pl.2 | ní thachtadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní thachtaidís; ní thachtadh siad |
| Passive | ní thachtaí |
Future
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | tachtfaidh mé |
| Sg.2 | tachtfaidh tú |
| Sg.3m | tachtfaidh sé |
| Sg.3f | tachtfaidh sí |
| Pl.1 | tachtfaimid; tachtfaidh muid |
| Pl.2 | tachtfaidh sibh |
| Pl.3 | tachtfaidh siad |
| Passive | tachtfar |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní thachtfaidh mé |
| Sg.2 | ní thachtfaidh tú |
| Sg.3m | ní thachtfaidh sé |
| Sg.3f | ní thachtfaidh sí |
| Pl.1 | ní thachtfaimid; ní thachtfaidh muid |
| Pl.2 | ní thachtfaidh sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní thachtfaidh siad |
| Passive | ní thachtfar |
Conditional
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | thachtfainn |
| Sg.2 | thachtfá |
| Sg.3m | thachtfadh sé |
| Sg.3f | thachtfadh sí |
| Pl.1 | thachtfaimis; thachtfadh muid |
| Pl.2 | thachtfadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | thachtfaidís; thachtfadh siad |
| Passive | thachtfaí |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ní thachtfainn |
| Sg.2 | ní thachtfá |
| Sg.3m | ní thachtfadh sé |
| Sg.3f | ní thachtfadh sí |
| Pl.1 | ní thachtfaimis; ní thachtfadh muid |
| Pl.2 | ní thachtfadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | ní thachtfaidís; ní thachtfadh siad |
| Passive | ní thachtfaí |
Imperative
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | tachtaim |
| Sg.2 | tacht |
| Sg.3m | tachtadh sé |
| Sg.3f | tachtadh sí |
| Pl.1 | tachtaimis; tachtadh muid |
| Pl.2 | tachtaigí |
| Pl.3 | tachtaidís; tachtadh siad |
| Passive | tachtar |
Negative
| Sg.1 | ná tachtaim |
| Sg.2 | ná tacht |
| Sg.3m | ná tachtadh sé |
| Sg.3f | ná tachtadh sí |
| Pl.1 | ná tachtaimis; ná tachtadh muid |
| Pl.2 | ná tachtaigí |
| Pl.3 | ná tachtaidís; ná tachtadh siad |
| Passive | ná tachtar |
Subjunctive
Affirmative
| Sg.1 | go dtachta mé |
| Sg.2 | go dtachta tú |
| Sg.3m | go dtachta sé |
| Sg.3f | go dtachta sí |
| Pl.1 | go dtachtaimid; go dtachta muid |
| Pl.2 | go dtachta sibh |
| Pl.3 | go dtachta siad |
| Passive | go dtachtar |
Negative
| Sg.1 | nár thachta mé |
| Sg.2 | nár thachta tú |
| Sg.3m | nár thachta sé |
| Sg.3f | nár thachta sí |
| Pl.1 | nár thachtaimid; nár thachta muid |
| Pl.2 | nár thachta sibh |
| Pl.3 | nár thachta siad |
| Passive | nár thachtar |
Sample Sentences
Verbs conjugated like tacht
aducht,
atrácht,
bior-róst,
brúcht,
cart,
cleacht,
conducht,
cúltort,
docht,
eistréat,
eiséat,
forthacht,
fócht,
iacht,
macht,
nocht,
róst,
sciot,
siúnt,
slat, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
From Old Irish tachtaid, from the past participle stem of Proto-Celtic *taketi.
Verbs referencing "tacht"
Cornish
taga, Welsh
tagu.
Translations
choke, be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe
choke, prevent someone from breathing by strangling them
choke, to hinder growth of a plant especially as by weeds
clog, to block or slow passage through
strangle, to kill someone by strangulation