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1. Gnìomhair 1: FAIGH ‘Get, receive’.

Cuimhnich:
Past tense: FHUAIR An d’fhuair...? Fhuair. / Cha d’fhuair.
Future/Present: GHEIBH Am faigh …? Gheibh. / Chan fhaigh.

Faigh am bàlla! ‘Get the ball’ Faigh e! ‘Get it!’
Fhuair mi litir an-diugh. ‘I got (‘received’) a letter today’.
Fhuair mi deagh naidheachd. ‘I got good news.’
Fhuair iad clisgeadh. ‘They got a shock.’
Fhuair mi preusant. ‘I got a present.’
Gheibh mi obair ùr a dh’aithghearr. ‘I’ll get a new job soon.’
Gheibh Màiri duais airson na rinn i. Mary will get an award for what she did.

Abairtean eile le FAIGH:

Gheibh mi cuidhteas e. / Gheibh mi clìoras e. ‘I’ll get rid of it.’
Gheibh mi seachad air. / Gheibh mi os a chionn. ‘I’ll get over it.’ (emotionally)

FAIGH + air: ‘to get to, manage to (do something):
Fhuair sinn air fàgail tràth. ‘We got to / managed to leave early.’
Cha d’fhuair mi air am film fhaicinn. ‘I didn’t get to see the film.’

2. Gnìomhair 2: FÀS ‘Get, grow, become’.

Tha iad a’ fàs sean. They’re getting old.
Dh’fhàs i feargach. ‘She got angry.’
Fàsaidh iad sgìth. ‘They’ll get bored’
Dh’fhàs a’ chlann an-fhoiseil. ‘The children got restless.’

3. Gnìomhair 3: RACH ‘to go’.

‘Get’ as passive action: ‘to get broken, to get hit, to get built’, etc.

Cuimhnich:
Past tense: CHAIDH An deach? Chaidh / Cha deach.
Future/Present: THÈID An tèid? Thèid / Cha tèid.

Chaidh an uinneag a bhriseadh.
‘The window got broken.’
Chaidh an cù bochd a bhualadh le càr.
‘The poor dog got hit by a car.’
Thèid na tramaichean a thogail gu luath agus air bheag prìs.
‘The trams will get built quickly and cheaply.’
Thèid am prògram a chraoladh a-rithist aig an deireadh-sheachdain.
‘The programme will get repeated (broadcast again) at the weekend.’
Chaidh na dorsan a ghlasadh aig deich.
‘The doors got locked at ten o’clock.’
Cha deach càil a dhèanamh ma dheidhinn.
‘Nothing got done about it.
Thèid na ballachan a pheantadh an-ath-sheachdain.
‘The walls will get painted next week.’
Chaidh an taigh a reic gun duilgheadas.
‘The house got sold without any problem.’

Cuideachd:
dheidheadh / rachadh (‘would go, would get done’):
Dheidheadh na dorsan a ghlasadh gach oidhche aig deich.
‘The doors would get locked at ten o’clock every night.’
Rachadh na ballachan a pheantadh gach dàrna bliadhna.
‘The walls would get painted every second year.’