Negative and question forms in the future tense
Negative
To put a A word used to describe an action or state of being. into the negative in the future tense, put ní before the verb and In Irish, to aspirate / séimhiú is when the letter 'h' is placed after the first letter in a word. / séimhiú the verb.
| Positive | Negative | ||
| I will put | cuirfidh mé | I will not put | ní chuirfidh mé |
| she will buy | ceannóidh sí | she will not buy | ní cheannóidh sí |
| he will wait | fanfaidh sé | he will not wait | ní fhanfaidh sé |
| they will tell | inseoidh siad | they will not tell | ní inseoidh siad* |
| Positive |
| Negative |
| I will put |
| cuirfidh mé |
| I will not put |
| ní chuirfidh mé |
| she will buy |
| ceannóidh sí |
| she will not buy |
| ní cheannóidh sí |
| he will wait |
| fanfaidh sé |
| he will not wait |
| ní fhanfaidh sé |
| they will tell |
| inseoidh siad |
| they will not tell |
| ní inseoidh siad* |
*A A letter representing a speech sound made when breath flows freely out of the mouth. The letters a, e, i, o, u are vowels. cannot be aspirated / séimhiú.
Can you try to put the following into the negative?
If unsure, check the rule summary box above.
| eg | ní + dean + mé | = | ní dhéanfaidh mé |
| eg |
| ní + dean + mé |
| = |
| ní dhéanfaidh mé |
Question
ní + fill + mé
ní fhillfidh mé
Question
ní + fan + Odhrán
ní fhanfaidh Odhrán
Question
ní + ordaigh + sí
ní ordóidh* sí
*A A letter representing a speech sound made when breath flows freely out of the mouth. The letters a, e, i, o, u are vowels. cannot be aspirated / séimhiú.
Question
ní + gortaigh + siad
ní ghortóidh siad
Question
ní + codail + sibh
ní chodlóidh sibh
Question
ní + imir + Ciarraí
ní imreoidh* Ciarraí
*A A letter representing a speech sound made when breath flows freely out of the mouth. The letters a, e, i, o, u are vowels. cannot be aspirated / séimhiú.
