bithidh
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpihi/
- Hyphenation: bi‧thidh
Usage notes
- Some speakers use bithidh in contrast to the alternative form bidh, the former being used only as an affirmative answer to questions formed with bi:
- Bidh sinn ag obair a-màireach. ― We will be working tomorrow.
- Am bi e aig an taigh a-màireach? — Bithidh. ― Will he be at home tomorrow? — Yes.
- This is however not true for all speakers, and the following sentence is also correct:
- Bithidh sinn ag obair a-màireach. ― We will be working tomorrow.
- Bithidh (and bidh) is also used for the present habitual, to denote a current and ongoing regular activity:
- Bithidh/Bidh mi ag èisteachd ris an rèidio. ― I (often) listen to the radio. (literally, “I will be listening to the radio.”)
- Am bi thu a'cluich tàileasg? — Bithidh. ― Do you play chess? Yes.
References
- Colin Mark (2003) “bi”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 75
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