# a-tá
## Classical Gaelic
### Alternative forms

* atá

### Etymology

From Old Irish at·tá. See Irish bí and Scottish Gaelic bi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /əˈtaː/

### Verb

a-tá (imperative bí, verbal noun beith)
* to be

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| present | independent | a-tú; a-táim$^†$ | a-taoi | a-tá | a-tám; a-támaid; a-támaoid | a-táthaoi; a-táithe; a-táidh | a-táid | fhuil; a-tá | a-táthar |
| present | dependent | fuilim; foilim | fuile; foile | fuil; foil | fuilmíd; fuileam; foilmíd; foileam | fuiltí; foiltí | fuilead; fuilid; foilead; foilid | fhuil; a-tá | fuiltear; foiltear |
| present habitual | independent | bím | bí | bídh | bímíd; bímid | bídh; bíthe | bíd | bhíos | bíthear |
| present habitual | dependent | bím | bí | bí; bíonn$^†$ | bíom; bímíd | bídh; bíthe | bíod | bhíos | bíthear |
| past habitual | past habitual | do bhínn | do bhíthe; do bhítheá? | do bhíodh; do bhíoth | do bhímís | do bhíodh sibh | do bhídís | do bhíodh; do bhíoth | do bhíthe; do bhíthí |
| past | independent | do bhá; do bhádhas | do bhádhais | do bhí; do bhaoi; baoi; bí | do bhámar; do bhámair | do bhábhar; do bhábhair | do bhádar; do bhádair | do bhí; do bhaoi; bhaoi; bhí | do bás; do bas |
| past | dependent | rabha; rabhas | rabhadhais | raibhe; rabha; roibhe; robha; baoi; bí | rabhamar; rabhamair | rabhabhar; rabhabhair | rabhadar; rabhadair | do bhí; do bhaoi; bhaoi; bhí | rabhas |
| future | independent | biad | bia | biaidh | beimíd; beimid | ?; biaidh sibh | biaid; beid | bhias | beithear |
| future | dependent | biu | bia | bia | biam | ?; biaidh sibh | biad; beid | bhias | beithear |
| conditional | conditional | do bheinn | do bheitheá | do bhiadh; do bhiath | do bheimís; do bheamaois | do bhiadh sibh | do bheidís | do bhiadh; do bhiath | do beithe?; do beithí? |
| subjunctive | present | bear; rabhar | beis; rabhais | beith; bé (dep.); raibh; roibh; rabh; robh | beam; rabham | beithe?; rabhthaoi | bead; rabhad | bheas | beithear; rabhthar |
| subjunctive | past | do bheinn; do rabhainn | do bheitheá; do bheithe? | do bheath; do bheadh; do bheith; do rabhadh | do bheimís; do bheamaois; do rabhmaois | do bheadh sibh | do bheidís; do rabhdaois | — | do beithe?; do rabhtha? |
| imperative | imperative | bíor; bím | bí | bíodh; bíoth | bíom | bídh; bíthe | bíod | — | ? |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | beith; bheith | beith; bheith | beith; bheith | beith; bheith | beith; bheith | beith; bheith | beith; bheith | beith; bheith |
| verbal of necessity | verbal of necessity | beithte; beite | beithte; beite | beithte; beite | beithte; beite | beithte; beite | beithte; beite | beithte; beite | beithte; beite |
† non-bardic form (a late one or proscribed in the tracts)

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “attá”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Damian McManus (1994) “An Nua-Ghaeilge Chlasaiceach”, in K. McCone, D. McManus, C. Ó Háinle, N. Williams, L. Breatnach, editors, Stair na Gaeilge: in ómós do P[h]ádraig Ó Fiannachta (in Irish), Maynooth: Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Coláiste Phádraig, →ISBN, §7.26, page 416
* Osborn Bergin (1946) “Irish Grammatical Tracts III (Irregular Verbs)”, in Ériu, volume 14, Supplement, Royal Irish Academy, →JSTOR, §7 An BHEITH, pages 176–178