Dictionary look-up word
can
Verbal Noun
cantainn
Present
| Sg.1 | tha mi a' cantainn |
| Sg.2 | tha thu a' cantainn |
| Sg.3m | tha e a' cantainn |
| Sg.3f | tha i a' cantainn |
| Pl.1 | tha sinn a' cantainn |
| Pl.2 | tha sibh a' cantainn |
| Pl.3 | tha iad a' cantainn |
| Impersonal | thathar a' cantainn |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | bha mi a' cantainn |
| Sg.2 | bha thu a' cantainn |
| Sg.3m | bha e a' cantainn |
| Sg.3f | bha i a' cantainn |
| Pl.1 | bha sinn a' cantainn |
| Pl.2 | bha sibh a' cantainn |
| Pl.3 | bha iad a' cantainn |
| Impersonal | bhathar a' cantainn |
Simple Past
Independent
| Sg.1 | chan mi |
| Sg.2 | chan thu |
| Sg.3m | chan e |
| Sg.3f | chan i |
| Pl.1 | chan sinn |
| Pl.2 | chan sibh |
| Pl.3 | chan iad |
| Impersonal | chanadh |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | do chan mi |
| Sg.2 | do chan thu |
| Sg.3m | do chan e |
| Sg.3f | do chan i |
| Pl.1 | do chan sinn |
| Pl.2 | do chan sibh |
| Pl.3 | do chan iad |
| Impersonal | do chanadh |
Future
Independent
| Sg.1 | canaidh mi |
| Sg.2 | canaidh thu |
| Sg.3m | canaidh e |
| Sg.3f | canaidh i |
| Pl.1 | canaidh sinn |
| Pl.2 | canaidh sibh |
| Pl.3 | canaidh iad |
| Impersonal | canar |
Relative Independent
| Sg.1 | chanas mi |
| Sg.2 | chanas thu |
| Sg.3m | chanas e |
| Sg.3f | chanas i |
| Pl.1 | chanas sinn |
| Pl.2 | chanas sibh |
| Pl.3 | chanas iad |
| Impersonal | chanar |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | can mi |
| Sg.2 | can thu |
| Sg.3m | can e |
| Sg.3f | can i |
| Pl.1 | can sinn |
| Pl.2 | can sibh |
| Pl.3 | can iad |
| Impersonal | canar |
Conditional
Independent
| Sg.1 | chanainn mi |
| Sg.2 | chanadh thu |
| Sg.3m | chanadh e |
| Sg.3f | chanadh i |
| Pl.1 | chanamaid sinn; chanadh sinn |
| Pl.2 | chanadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | chanadh iad |
| Impersonal | chante |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | canainn mi |
| Sg.2 | canadh thu |
| Sg.3m | canadh e |
| Sg.3f | canadh i |
| Pl.1 | canamaid sinn; canadh sinn |
| Pl.2 | canadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | canadh iad |
| Impersonal | cante |
Imperative
| Sg.1 | canam |
| Sg.2 | can |
| Sg.3m | canadh e |
| Sg.3f | canadh i |
| Pl.1 | canamaid |
| Pl.2 | canaibh |
| Pl.3 | canadh iad |
| Impersonal | canar |
Etymology
From Old Irish canaid (“to sing”), from Proto-Celtic *kaneti (“to sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-. Compare Welsh canu, Latin canō, Ancient Greek καναχέω (kanakhéō), Persian خواندن (xândan). See: Old Irish '
canaid', Welsh '
canu', Latin '
canō'.