1. coinnigh verb
   1. keep (retain, preserve, detain)
   2. preserve
   3. detain
   4. hold (e.g. hold a candle to someone)
   5. maintain
2. coinnithe Verbal Adjective
   1. kept
   2. preserved
   3. detained
   4. held
   5. maintained
3. ag coinneáil Verbal Noun
   1. keeping
   2. preserving
   3. detaining
   4. holding
   5. maintaining

1. coinním me irish present
   1. I keep
   2. I preserve
   3. I detain
   4. I hold
   5. I maintain
2. coinníonn tú you
   1. you keep
   2. you preserve
   3. you detain
   4. you hold
   5. you maintain
3. coinníonn sé he
   1. he keeps
   2. he preserves
   3. he detains
   4. he holds
   5. he maintains
4. coinníonn sí she
   1. she keeps
   2. she preserves
   3. she detains
   4. she holds
   5. she maintains
5. coinnímid we
   1. we keep
   2. we preserve
   3. we detain
   4. we hold
   5. we maintain
6. coinníonn sibh you plural
   1. you keep
   2. you preserve
   3. you detain
   4. you hold
   5. you maintain
7. coinníonn siad they
   1. they keep
   2. they preserve
   3. they detain
   4. they hold
   5. they maintain
8. coinnítear autonomous present
   1. keep
   2. preserve
   3. detain
   4. hold
   5. maintain
9. ní choinníonn sé negative present he
   1. he does not keep
   2. he does not preserve
   3. he does not detain
   4. he does not hold
   5. he does not maintain
10. an gcoinníonn sé? question present he
    1. does he keep?
    2. does he preserve?
    3. does he detain?
    4. does he hold?
    5. does he maintain?

1. choinnigh mé me irish past
   1. I kept
   2. I preserved
   3. I detained
   4. I held
   5. I maintained
2. choinnigh tú you
   1. you kept
   2. you preserved
   3. you detained
   4. you held
   5. you maintained
3. choinnigh sé he
   1. he kept
   2. he preserved
   3. he detained
   4. he held
   5. he maintained
4. choinnigh sí she
   1. she kept
   2. she preserved
   3. she detained
   4. she held
   5. she maintained
5. choinníomar we
   1. we kept
   2. we preserved
   3. we detained
   4. we held
   5. we maintained
6. choinnigh sibh you plural
   1. you kept
   2. you preserved
   3. you detained
   4. you held
   5. you maintained
7. choinnigh siad or choinnigh siad they
   1. they kept
   2. they preserved
   3. they detained
   4. they held
   5. they maintained
8. coinníodh autonomous past
   1. kept
   2. preserved
   3. detained
   4. held
   5. maintained
9. níor choinnigh sé negative past he
   1. he did not keep
   2. he did not preserve
   3. he did not detain
   4. he did not hold
   5. he did not maintain
10. ar choinnigh sé? question past he
    1. did he keep?
    2. did he preserve?
    3. did he detain?
    4. did he hold?
    5. did he maintain?

1. coinneoidh mé me irish future
   1. I will keep
   2. I will preserve
   3. I will detain
   4. I will hold
   5. I will maintain
2. coinneoidh tú you
   1. you will keep
   2. you will preserve
   3. you will detain
   4. you will hold
   5. you will maintain
3. coinneoidh sé he
   1. he will keep
   2. he will preserve
   3. he will detain
   4. he will hold
   5. he will maintain
4. coinneoidh sí she
   1. she will keep
   2. she will preserve
   3. she will detain
   4. she will hold
   5. she will maintain
5. coinneoimid we
   1. we will keep
   2. we will preserve
   3. we will detain
   4. we will hold
   5. we will maintain
6. coinneoidh sibh you plural
   1. you will keep
   2. you will preserve
   3. you will detain
   4. you will hold
   5. you will maintain
7. coinneoidh siad they
   1. they will keep
   2. they will preserve
   3. they will detain
   4. they will hold
   5. they will maintain
8. coinneofar autonomous future
   1. will keep
   2. will preserve
   3. will detain
   4. will hold
   5. will maintain
9. ní choinneoidh sé negative future he
   1. he will not keep
   2. he will not preserve
   3. he will not detain
   4. he will not hold
   5. he will not maintain
10. an gcoinneoidh sé? question future he
    1. will he keep?
    2. will he preserve?
    3. will he detain?
    4. will he hold?
    5. will he maintain?

1. choinnínn me irish past habitual
   1. I used to keep
   2. I used to preserve
   3. I used to detain
   4. I used to hold
   5. I used to maintain
2. choinníteá you
   1. you used to keep
   2. you used to preserve
   3. you used to detain
   4. you used to hold
   5. you used to maintain
3. choinníodh sé he
   1. he used to keep
   2. he used to preserve
   3. he used to detain
   4. he used to hold
   5. he used to maintain
4. choinníodh sí she
   1. she used to keep
   2. she used to preserve
   3. she used to detain
   4. she used to hold
   5. she used to maintain
5. choinnímis we
   1. we used to keep
   2. we used to preserve
   3. we used to detain
   4. we used to hold
   5. we used to maintain
6. choinníodh sibh you plural
   1. you used to keep
   2. you used to preserve
   3. you used to detain
   4. you used to hold
   5. you used to maintain
7. choinnídís they
   1. they used to keep
   2. they used to preserve
   3. they used to detain
   4. they used to hold
   5. they used to maintain
8. choinnítí autonomous past habitual
   1. used to kept
   2. used to preserve
   3. used to detain
   4. used to hold
   5. used to maintain
9. ní choinníodh sé negative past habitual he
   1. he used to not keep
   2. he used to not preserve
   3. he used to not detain
   4. he used to not hold
   5. he used to not maintain
10. an gcoinníodh sé? question past habitual he
    1. did he used to keep?
    2. did he used to preserve?
    3. did he used to detain?
    4. did he used to hold?
    5. did he used to maintain?

1. choinneoinn me irish conditional
   1. I would keep
   2. I would preserve
   3. I would detain
   4. I would hold
   5. I would maintain
2. choinneofá you
   1. you would keep
   2. you would preserve
   3. you would detain
   4. you would hold
   5. you would maintain
3. choinneodh sé he
   1. he would keep
   2. he would preserve
   3. he would detain
   4. he would hold
   5. he would maintain
4. choinneodh sí she
   1. she would keep
   2. she would preserve
   3. she would detain
   4. she would hold
   5. she would maintain
5. choinneoimis we
   1. we would keep
   2. we would preserve
   3. we would detain
   4. we would hold
   5. we would maintain
6. choinneodh sibh you plural
   1. you would keep
   2. you would preserve
   3. you would detain
   4. you would hold
   5. you would maintain
7. choinneoidís they
   1. they would keep
   2. they would preserve
   3. they would detain
   4. they would hold
   5. they would maintain
8. choinneofaí autonomous conditional
   1. would keep
   2. would preserve
   3. would detain
   4. would hold
   5. would maintain
9. ní choinneodh sé negative conditional he
   1. he would not keep
   2. he would not preserve
   3. he would not detain
   4. he would not hold
   5. he would not maintain
10. an gcoinneodh sé? question conditional he
    1. would he keep?
    2. would he preserve?
    3. would he detain?
    4. would he hold?
    5. would he maintain?

1. go gcoinní mé me irish subjunctive
   1. that I keep; may I keep
   2. that I preserve; may I preserve
   3. that I detain; may I detain
   4. that I hold; may I hold
   5. that I maintain; may I maintain
2. go gcoinní tú you
   1. that you keep; may you keep
   2. that you preserve; may you preserve
   3. that you detain; may you detain
   4. that you hold; may you hold
   5. that you maintain; may you maintain
3. go gcoinní sé he
   1. that he keeps; may he keep
   2. that he preserves; may he preserve
   3. that he detains; may he detain
   4. that he holds; may he hold
   5. that he maintains; may he maintain
4. go gcoinní sí she
   1. that she keeps; may she keep
   2. that she preserves; may she preserve
   3. that she detains; may she detain
   4. that she holds; may she hold
   5. that she maintains; may she maintain
5. go gcoinnímid we
   1. that we keep; may we keep
   2. that we preserve; may we preserve
   3. that we detain; may we detain
   4. that we hold; may we hold
   5. that we maintain; may we maintain
6. go gcoinní sibh you plural
   1. that you keep; may you keep
   2. that you preserve; may you preserve
   3. that you detain; may you detain
   4. that you hold; may you hold
   5. that you maintain; may you maintain
7. go gcoinní siad they
   1. that they keep; may they keep
   2. that they preserve; may they preserve
   3. that they detain; may they detain
   4. that they hold; may they hold
   5. that they maintain; may they maintain
8. go gcoinnítear autonomous subjunctive
   1. that keep; may keep
   2. that present; may preserve
   3. that detain; may detain
   4. that hold; may hold
   5. that maintain; may maintain
9. nár choinní sé negative subjunctive he
   1. that he does not keep; may he not keep
   2. that he does not present; may he not preserve
   3. that he does not detain; may he not detain
   4. that he does not hold; may he not hold
   5. that he does not maintain; may he not maintain
10. an gcoinní sé? question subjunctive he
    1. may he keep?
    2. may he preserve?
    3. may he detain?
    4. may he hold?
    5. may he maintain?

1. coinním me irish imperative
   1. keep
   2. preserve
   3. detain
   4. hold
   5. maintain
2. coinnigh you
   1. keep
   2. preserve
   3. detain
   4. hold
   5. maintain
3. coinníodh sé he
   1. keep
   2. preserve
   3. detain
   4. hold
   5. maintain
4. coinníodh sí she
   1. keep
   2. preserve
   3. detain
   4. hold
   5. maintain
5. coinnímis we
   1. let's keep
   2. let's preserve
   3. let's detain
   4. let's hold
   5. let's maintain
6. coinnígí you plural
   1. keep
   2. preserve
   3. detain
   4. hold
   5. maintain
7. coinnídís they
   1. keep
   2. preserve
   3. detain
   4. hold
   5. maintain
8. coinnítear autonomous imperative
   1. keep
   2. preserve
   3. detain
   4. hold
   5. maintain
9. ná coinnigh negative imperative
   1. don't keep
   2. don't preserve
   3. don't detain
   4. don't hold
   5. don't maintain