Gaelic Grammar - Pronouns


 Pronouns

Non-emphatic

 

mi

thu

e

i

sinn

sibhse

iadsan

Emphatic 


mise

thusa

esan

ise

sinn

sibhse

iadsan

 

Beurla

me

you

he / it

she / it

we

you

they


Examples


Is mise Seumas

I am Jamie


Tha mi gu math.

I am well.


Prepositional pronouns using 'aig' (at) 

agam

agad

aige

aice

againn

agaibh

aca

at me

at you

at him / it

at her / it

at us

at you

at them

Examples:

Tha bò agam.

I have a cow.


Tha bò aige.

He / It has a cow.


Tha bò aca.

They have a cow.


Prepositional pronouns using 'ann in' (in) 

annam

annad

ann

innte

annainn

annaibh

annta

 in me

in you

in him / it

in her / it

in us

in you

in them

Examples: 

'S e tidsear a th'annam.

I'm a teacher.

(lit.: A teacher is in me)


Chan e tidsear a th'annain.

We are not teachers.

(lit.: A teacher is not in us)

 

Possessive Pronouns

mo*

do*

a* 

a

ar

ur

an/am**

my

your

his/its

her/its

our

your

their

* causes lenition, if possible, 

of the noun that follows.

** Use am before nouns

 beginning with B  P  F  M.


Example: Before F

 m'fhear

t'fhear

fhear

a fear

ar fear

ur fear

am fear

my man

your man

his man

her man

our man

your man

their man 

 

Example: Before a lenitable constonant

Mo chat


Do chat


a chat


a cat


ar cat


ur cat


an cat

 my cat

your cat

his cat

her cat

our cat

your cat

their cat



Example: Before a vowel

m' aither 

t' aither

athair

a h-athair

ar n-athair

ur n-athair

an athair

my dad

your dad

his dad

her dad

our dad

your dad

their dad

  © Jamie Wallace (Seumas Uallas) 2010

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