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==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
Tha mi a' bruidhinn ri Calum "I'm talking to Calum" | Tha mi a' bruidhinn ri Calum "I'm talking to Calum" | ||
| + | comhla ri "along with" | ||
==Forms== | ==Forms== | ||
| − | ri | + | |
| + | bare form: ri 'with a' | ||
| + | definite form: ris an 'with the' | ||
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| + | ===Basic inflected forms=== | ||
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| + | Like most prepositions, ''air'' can be inflected for [[Person (definition)|person]], [[number (definition)|number]], and [[Gender (definition)|gender]]. For example, to say "on me", we use the single word ''orm''. | ||
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| + | <TABLE columns="4" border=1 cellpadding=2, rules="all"> | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2"><TH colspan="1">singular<TH colspan="1">plural | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2">1st<TD>rium<TD>ruinn | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2">2nd<TD>ruit<TD>ruibh | ||
| + | <TR><TH rowspan="2">3rd<TH>Masc<TD>ris<TD rowspan="2">riutha | ||
| + | <TR><TH>Fem<TD>rithe | ||
| + | </TABLE> | ||
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| + | ===Emphatic Inflected forms=== | ||
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| + | Special emphatic forms are used if we want to emphasize the pronoun in the inflected preposition. (e.g. ormsa "on **me**") | ||
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| + | <TABLE columns="4" border=1 cellpadding=2, rules="all"> | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2"><TH colspan="1">singular<TH colspan="1">plural | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2">1st<TD>leamsa<TD>X | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2">2nd<TD>X<TD>X | ||
| + | <TR><TH rowspan="2">3rd<TH>Masc<TD>X<TD rowspan="2">X | ||
| + | <TR><TH>Fem<TD>X | ||
| + | </TABLE> | ||
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| + | ===Possessive inflected forms:=== | ||
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| + | <TABLE columns="4" border=1 cellpadding=2, rules="all"> | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2"><TH colspan="1">singular<TH colspan="1">plural | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2">1st<TD>rim<sup>L</sup><TD>X<sup>N</sup> | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2">2nd<TD>rid<sup>L</sup><TD>X<sup>N</sup> / X<sup>N</sup> | ||
| + | <TR><TH rowspan="2">3rd<TH>Masc<TD>X<sup>L</sup><TD rowspan="2">rin<sup>N</sup> | ||
| + | <TR><TH>Fem<TD>X<sup>H</sup> | ||
| + | </TABLE> | ||
| + | Note: ''am'' is used instead of an "their" in front of words beginning with the [[labial (definition)|labial]] [[Consonant (definition)|consonants]] <m, b, p, f> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 10:57, 29 July 2012
Ri or ris roughly means 'to' although it is never used with verbs of motion or conveyance.
Contents
Uses
Tha mi a' bruidhinn ri Calum "I'm talking to Calum" comhla ri "along with"
Forms
bare form: ri 'with a' definite form: ris an 'with the'
Basic inflected forms
Like most prepositions, air can be inflected for person, number, and gender. For example, to say "on me", we use the single word orm.
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | rium | ruinn | |
| 2nd | ruit | ruibh | |
| 3rd | Masc | ris | riutha |
| Fem | rithe | ||
Emphatic Inflected forms
Special emphatic forms are used if we want to emphasize the pronoun in the inflected preposition. (e.g. ormsa "on **me**")
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | leamsa | X | |
| 2nd | X | X | |
| 3rd | Masc | X | X |
| Fem | X | ||
Possessive inflected forms:
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | rimL | XN | |
| 2nd | ridL | XN / XN | |
| 3rd | Masc | XL | rinN |
| Fem | XH | ||
Note: am is used instead of an "their" in front of words beginning with the labial consonants <m, b, p, f>
