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====Present progressive====
====Present progressive====
''Laidh ná de cháil'' = I'm eating
''Laidh ná de dhescach'' = I'm eating


''Níl ná de cháil'' = I'm not eating
''Níl ná de dhescach'' = I'm not eating


====Imperfect tense====
====Imperfect tense====
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The suffix ''<sup>i</sup>-ín'' is added to the stem to form the past participle. The subject is preceded by an ergative marker ''lu''. For the impersonal the subject is simply omitted. This is the standard way of forming the preterite in ''Étaoin'' {{PAGENAME}}.
The suffix ''<sup>i</sup>-ín'' is added to the stem to form the past participle. The subject is preceded by an ergative marker ''lu''. For the impersonal the subject is simply omitted. This is the standard way of forming the preterite in ''Étaoin'' {{PAGENAME}}.


:'''''Cáisín luc rúinn.'''''
:'''''Déicín luc rúinn.'''''
:''I ate/have eaten a fruit.''
:''I ate/have eaten a fruit.''