I've got a question concerning relative clauses, I've come across the following type of verbforms:
- an obair a dhéanas muid
- an ceol a chluineas tú anois
- an bia a gheobhas muid anseo
- na daoine a théas abhaile
Now, I could not find anything about these in the grammar na mBráithre Críostaí, but I found this in the grammar of the CO (http://www.oireachtas.ie/parliament/med ... 3%BAil.pdf):
Tá foirm choibhneasta neamhspleách ar leith ar an mbriathar san aimsir láithreach,
san aimsir ghnáthláithreach agus san aimsir fháistineach. is féidir an fhoirm sin a
úsáid sa chlásal coibhneasta de rogha ar na foirmeacha scartha den bhriathar sna
haimsirí sin.
(i) san aimsir láithreach agus san aimsir ghnáthláithreach, cuirtear an foirceann -s
in ionad -nn, e.g., an clár a bhíos ar siúl, na daoine a cheannaíos éadaí sna
siopaí sin.
(ii) san aimsir fháistineach, cuirtear an foirceann -fas in ionad -faidh, -feas in
ionad -fidh, -ós in ionad -óidh, agus -eos in ionad -eoidh, e.g., céard a
dhéanfas tú anois?, an fear a bhuailfeas an sliotar, an chuideachta a cheannós
an chuideachta eile, na daoine a chruinneos airgead thar ceann an charthanais.
So does that mean:
1) Those forms can be used in direct and indirect relative clauses? The above are all direct, are they not?
2) Those forms do not seem to be used if there is a personal ending, i.e. -(a)im. So they cannot be used for the 1st person singular of the present tense. Can they still be used for the 1st person in the future tense, seeing as it does not have any such ending in that tense (at least in the CO and the northern dialects), e.g.: - an teach a fheicfeas mise amárach? Because it does seem weird. Would be normal with "tú", but with "mé"? Maybe it is just not common use?
3) I have come across those forms in Tír Chonaill, are they used elsewhere (except, optionally, in the CO)?
4) Am I correct in stating that forms of the future tense and the present tense could be pronounced in a very similar way? e.g.: an teach a bhfeiceas tú vs. bhfeicfeas tú? It is easier with the -(a)igh-verbs, they would have: - an charr a cheannaíos/cheannós tú...
5) Is there a form for "bí"? Ar nós "tás"/"bhfuileas"? I haven't found one...
Go raibh maith agaibh!