Forainmeacha agus Réamhfhocail (Pronouns and Prepositions)

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Ack! Grammar!

Don't touch that mouse! This is magic! You don't have to understand it, just watch! :D

Pronouns:

mé me, I
tú you (one person)
sé he, it
sí she, it
muid we, us (note: sinn is an older but still correct option here)
sibh you (more than one person)
siad they


Prepositions We'll do one at a time.

ar in, on, at, upon, by

orm on me
ort on you
air on him
uirthi on her
orainn on us
oraibh on you all
orthu on them

Now, leaving aside on him,on her and on them for the moment....look at on me, on you, on us and on you all. Check the endings, then look back to the pronouns.

Notice anything? (Took me ages to suss this out on my own :))

mé orm
tú ort
muid (sinn) orainn
sibh oraibh

Cool huh? :icon_lol: This is virtually universal! Easy Peasy!:eusa_dance:

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Pronouns:

mé me, I
tú you (one person)
sé he, it
sí she, it
muid we, us (note: sinn is an older but still correct option here)
sibh you (more than one person)
siad they


Prepositions

ag at, by, with

agam at me
agat at you (one person)
aige at him
aici at her
againn at us
agaibh at you all
acu at them

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Pronouns:

mé me, I
tú you (one person)
sé he, it
sí she, it
muid we, us (note: sinn is an older but still correct option here)
sibh you (more than one person)
siad they

Preposition:

do to, for

dom (to me)
duit (to you)
dó (to him)
di (to her)
dúinn (to us)
daoibh (to you all)
dóibh (to them)

To put these into familiar context:

Cad is ainm duit? What is your name? (Lit: What is name to you?)

Sharon is ainm dom. My name is Sharon. (Lit: Sharon is name to me.)

Also:

Cén t-ainm atá ort? What is your name? (Lit: What is the name on you.)

Sharon atá orm. My name is Sharon (Lit: Sharon is on me.)

Dia duit/daoibh! Hello (Lit: God to you/you all.)

As Connor Mcleod would say: It's a kind of magic! :biggrin:

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Pronouns:

mé me, I
tú you (one person)
sé he, it
sí she, it
muid we, us (note: sinn is an older but still correct option here)
sibh you (more than one person)
siad they

Preposition:

le with, to, by

liom
leat
leis
léi
linn
libh
leo

[mac_talla]

Pronouns:

mé me, I
tú you (one person)
sé he, it
sí she, it
muid we, us (note: sinn is an older but still correct option here)
sibh you (more than one person)
siad they

Preposition:

ó since, from

uaim
uait
uaidh
uaithi
uainn
uaibh
uathu

[mac_talla]

Pronouns:

mé me, I
tú you (one person)
sé he, it
sí she, it
muid we, us (note: sinn is an older but still correct option here)
sibh you (more than one person)
siad they

Preposition:

faoi under, below, beneath, against, within

fúm
fút
faoi
fúithi
fúinn
fúibh
fúthu