Verbal Noun: obbragh; obbraghey
Gerund: gobbragh
Participle: obbrit
Translation: work
Periphrastic Forms
Present
| Sg.1 | ta mee gobbragh |
| Sg.2 | ta oo gobbragh |
| Sg.3m | ta eh gobbragh |
| Sg.3f | ta ee gobbragh |
| Pl.1 | ta shin gobbragh |
| Pl.2 | ta shiu gobbragh |
| Pl.3 | ta ad gobbragh |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | va mee gobbragh |
| Sg.2 | va oo gobbragh |
| Sg.3m | va eh gobbragh |
| Sg.3f | va ee gobbragh |
| Pl.1 | va shin gobbragh |
| Pl.2 | va shiu gobbragh |
| Pl.3 | va ad gobbragh |
Perfect
| Sg.1 | ta mee er n'obbragh; ta mee er n'obbraghey |
| Sg.2 | ta oo er n'obbragh; ta oo er n'obbraghey |
| Sg.3m | ta eh er n'obbragh; ta eh er n'obbraghey |
| Sg.3f | ta ee er n'obbragh; ta ee er n'obbraghey |
| Pl.1 | ta shin er n'obbragh; ta shin er n'obbraghey |
| Pl.2 | ta shiu er n'obbragh; ta shiu er n'obbraghey |
| Pl.3 | ta ad er n'obbragh; ta ad er n'obbraghey |
Pluperfect
| Sg.1 | va mee er n'obbragh; va mee er n'obbraghey |
| Sg.2 | va oo er n'obbragh; va oo er n'obbraghey |
| Sg.3m | va eh er n'obbragh; va eh er n'obbraghey |
| Sg.3f | va ee er n'obbragh; va ee er n'obbraghey |
| Pl.1 | va shin er n'obbragh; va shin er n'obbraghey |
| Pl.2 | va shiu er n'obbragh; va shiu er n'obbraghey |
| Pl.3 | va ad er n'obbragh; va ad er n'obbraghey |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | ren mee gobbragh |
| Sg.2 | ren oo gobbragh |
| Sg.3m | ren eh gobbragh |
| Sg.3f | ren ee gobbragh |
| Pl.1 | ren shin gobbragh |
| Pl.2 | ren shiu gobbragh |
| Pl.3 | ren ad gobbragh |
Future
| Sg.1 | neeym gobbragh |
| Sg.2 | nee oo gobbragh |
| Sg.3m | nee eh gobbragh |
| Sg.3f | nee ee gobbragh |
| Pl.1 | nee shin gobbragh |
| Pl.2 | nee shiu gobbragh |
| Pl.3 | nee ad gobbragh |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | yinnin gobbragh |
| Sg.2 | yinnagh oo gobbragh |
| Sg.3m | yinnagh eh gobbragh |
| Sg.3f | yinnagh ee gobbragh |
| Pl.1 | yinnagh shin gobbragh |
| Pl.2 | yinnagh shiu gobbragh |
| Pl.3 | yinnagh ad gobbragh |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | jean gobbragh |
| Pl.2 | jeanjee gobbragh |
Synthetic Forms
Present Independent
Present Dependent
Preterite
| Independent | d-obbree |
| Dependent | d-obbree |
Future Independent
| Sg.1 | obbrym; obbreeym |
| Sg.2 | obbree; obbreeee |
| Sg.3m | obbree; obbreeee |
| Sg.3f | obbree; obbreeee |
| Pl.1 | obbrmayd; obbreemayd |
| Pl.2 | obbree; obbreeee |
| Pl.3 | obbree; obbreeee |
Future Dependent
| Sg.1 | n'obbrym; n'obbreeym |
| Sg.2 | n'obbree; n'obbreeee |
| Sg.3m | n'obbree; n'obbreeee |
| Sg.3f | n'obbree; n'obbreeee |
| Pl.1 | n'obbrmayd; n'obbreemayd |
| Pl.2 | n'obbree; n'obbreeee |
| Pl.3 | n'obbree; n'obbreeee |
Future Relative
| Sg.1 | obbrym; obbreeym |
| Sg.2 | obbrys; obbreeys |
| Sg.3m | obbrys; obbreeys |
| Sg.3f | obbrys; obbreeys |
| Pl.1 | obbrysmayd; obbreeysmayd |
| Pl.2 | obbrys; obbreeys |
| Pl.3 | obbrys; obbreeys |
Conditional Independent
| Sg.1 | obbrin; obbreein |
| Sg.2 | obbragh; obbreeagh |
| Sg.3m | obbragh; obbreeagh |
| Sg.3f | obbragh; obbreeagh |
| Pl.1 | obbragh; obbreeagh |
| Pl.2 | obbragh; obbreeagh |
| Pl.3 | obbragh; obbreeagh |
Conditional Dependent
| Sg.1 | n'obbrin; n'obbreein |
| Sg.2 | n'obbragh; n'obbreeagh |
| Sg.3m | n'obbragh; n'obbreeagh |
| Sg.3f | n'obbragh; n'obbreeagh |
| Pl.1 | n'obbragh; n'obbreeagh |
| Pl.2 | n'obbragh; n'obbreeagh |
| Pl.3 | n'obbragh; n'obbreeagh |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | obbr; obbree |
| Pl.2 | obbrjee; obbreejee |
Translations
Etymology
Sample Sentences
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Cha dobbree eh rieau. He never did a hand's turn.
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Dobbree eh e laueyn ass y chiangle. He worked his hands free.
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Dobbree eh dy creoi. He worked hard.
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Dobbree eh dy mie. He worked well.
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Dobbree eh roish as roishyn. He worked on and on.
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Dobbree eh roishyn neese. He worked his way up.
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Dobbree eh er er eh dy jeean. He went at it hard.
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Poos son graih agh obbree son argid. Marry for love but work for money.
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Dobbree y stoo lheeys. The medicine was effective.
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Yn dooinney obbrys s'messeys' messey . The man who works worst.
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