How to indicate the past or present in Manx.
To Be - Present Tense |
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| Ta = am, | ta mee | = | I am |
| is, | t'ou | = | you are (1 person) |
| are, | t'eh | = | he is, it is |
| there is, | t'ee | = | she is, it is |
| there are. | ta shin | = | we are |
| - | ta shiu | = | you are (2 or more persons) |
| - | t'ad | = | they are |
| Vel = am? | vel mee? | = | am I? |
| is? | vel mee? | = | are you? |
| are? | vel eh? | = | is he? is it? |
| is there? | vel ee? | = | is she?, is it? |
| are there? | vel shin | = | are we? |
| - | vel shiu? | = | are you? |
| - | vel ad? | = | are they? |
| Cha nel = am not, | cha nel mee | = | I am not |
| is not | cha nel oo | = | you are not |
| are not | cha nel eh | = | he is not, it is not |
| there is not | cha nel ee | = | she is not, it is not |
| there are not | cha nel shin | = | we are not |
| - | cha nel shiu | = | you are not |
| - | cha nel ad | = | they are not |
| Nagh vel? = am not? | nagh vel mee? | = | am I not? (aren't I?) |
| isn't? | nagh vel oo | = | aren't you? |
| aren't? | nagh vel eh? | = | isn't he? isn't it? |
| isn't there? | nagh vel ee? | = | isn't she? isn't it? |
| aren't there? | nagh vel shin? | = | aren't we? |
| - | nagh vel shiu? | = | aren't you? |
| - | nagh vel ad? | = | aren't they? |
To Be - Past Tense |
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| Va = was | Va mee | = | I was |
| were, | V'ou | = | You were |
| there was | V'eh | = | He was / It was |
| there were | V'ee | = | She was / It was |
| - | Va shin | = | We were |
| - | Va Shiu | = | You (pl) were |
| - | Va'd | = | They were |
| Row ? = was ? | Row mee ? | = | Was I ? |
| were? | Row oo/ R'ou? | = | Were you? |
| was there? | Row eh? | = | Was he? / Was it? |
| were there? | Row ee? | = | Was she? / Was it? |
| - | Row shin? | = | Were we? |
| - | Row shiu? | = | Were you? |
| - | Row ad? | = | Were they? |
| Cha row = was not, | Cha row mee | = | I was not |
| were not | Cha row oo | = | You were not |
| there was not | Cha row eh | = | He was not / It was not |
| there were not | Cha row ee | = | She was not / It was not |
| - | Cha row shin | = | We were not |
| - | Cha row shiu | = | You were not |
| - | Cha row ad | = | They were not |
| Nagh row = wasn't ? | Nagh row mee ? | = | Wasn't I ? |
| weren't? | Nagh row oo? | = | Weren't you? |
| wasn't there? | Nagh row eh? | = | Wasn't he? / it? |
| weren't there? | Nagh row ee? | = | Wasn't she? / it? |
| - | Nagh row shin? | = | Weren't we? |
| - | Nagh row shiu? | = | Weren't you? |
| - | Nagh row ad? | = | Weren't they? |
To Be - Past Tense (completed action) |
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| Ren | = | did |
| Ren? | = | did? |
| Cha ren | = | did not |
| Nagh ren? | = | didn't? |
| Ren mee (jannoo) | = | I did, I made |
| Ren mee goll | = | I went |
| Ren mee cheet | = | I came |
| Ren mee fakin | = | I saw |
| Ren mee clashtyn | = | I heard |
| Ren mee goaill | = | I took |
| Ren mee cur | = | I put, gave, sent |
| Ren mee gra | = | I said |
| Ren mee feddyn | = | I got, I found |
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