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[kittydesade]

Cá, like the question marker An? requires the dependent form of tá, i.e. bhfuil.

Cá bhfuil an chistin? Where is the kitchen?
Ca bhfuil an leithreas? Where is the toilet?
Cá bhfuil tú ag dul? Where are you going?
Cá bhfuil tú ag fanacht? Where are you staying?


The perfect tense in English is I have done, I have eaten, etc. As there is no to have in Irish the phrase tá...agam is used instead, with the verbal adjective. The perfect is not always used in Irish where it would be required in English, but here are some common examples:

Tá an dinnéar ite agam. I have eaten dinner.
Tá cúpla pionta ólta agam. I have drunk a couple of pints.
Tá sé déanta aige. He has done it.
Tá mí caite agam anseo. I have spent a month here.
Tá an féar bainte agam. I have mown the grass.

There are some distinctive endings to form the verbal adjective. Notice how their form depends on whether the previous consonant is broad or slender (e.g. ta after broad and te after slender).

déan (do, make) + ta = déanta
ól (drink) + ta = ólta
bain (mow, harvest) + te = bainte
ith (eat) + te = ite
caith (spend) + te = caite
fág (leave) + tha = fágtha
lig (let) + the = ligthe
tosaigh (begin) + the = tosaithe
bailigh (collect) + the = bailithe




Oh, hey, shit's finally starting to happen in Once Upon A Time. It only took them for freaking ever and some truly execrable episodes. Here's hoping that was just the worst case of first season jitters I have ever seen. If the rest of the series is like the last couple of episodes, I could live with this. But, dear god. That's possibly the worst first season ever. I would never, ever recommend someone start OUAT with the entire first season. I would show them maybe a third of the episodes and fill in the details from there.

Blah blah house blah blah slog. Today on the list of things to do! Read over the mortgage paperwork. Carefully. Email photo to the mason who did email back. Wait for phone call from lawyer, pretty much. Get stamps for the mailing out of thank you cards. And packing. I think we're getting to the point where packing is the main overall thing I have to do, other than keeping up with all the legal paperwork and what has to be signed when. Really, thank god I figured out how to use the scanner on our printer (we didn't have the right drivers downloaded, apparently) because then I can just get shit signed and scan it in and send it off without having to worry about when I can run papers over.

And. And what else. And not much, really. I need to check in today at lunch, I need to get to bed earlier tonight. And do some tidying because the maintenance people are coming tomorrow to inspect the fire extinguishers. Which reminds me, I need to check up on smoke detectors, add that to the list of things to do today. Largely consisting of looking at the city fire department website and seeing if they have an installation service(s) listed.

Sleepy. Which is my own dumbass fault for putting shit off till the last minute, almost literally, but still sleepy. Bleh. Looks like there's not much incoming, maybe outgoing will be nice to me and I can get through the day without wanting to murder anyone in their sleep.

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[kikibug13]

You know that Chase can have people here to talk with anytime he wishes.

*nodnods* I grok. And you had a great deal more to do, too. But hopefully now it starts the road to recovery and rebuilding your inner pockets of strength.

[kittydesade]

That was quite a sizable poke to the daddy issues. Also competency issues, for some reason.

Hopefully! Gods, yes. So very much never, ever doing that again if I can possibly help it. At least it's just the small stuff now.

[kikibug13]

SOB SOB SOOOB it was. Also it made Regina's later sacrifice for the curse even bitterer. ALSO her is the first one who has drawn attention to the fact that ickle Henry has the same name as Regina's dad.

*nodnods* Ayeeee. That was my thought, too. ALTHOUGH I suspect a second time would be much less nerve-wrecking.