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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 " | + | Like most prepositions, ''air'' can be inflected for [[Person (definition)|person]], [[number (definition)|number]], and [[Gender (definition)|gender]]. For example, to say "with me", we use the single word ''leam''. |
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| − | Is | + | Is toigh leam "I like" |
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| + | To express ownership: Cò leis a tha am bata "who owns the stick" | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:50, 27 June 2025
le means with or sometimes by
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Forms
Simple forms
bare form: le 'with a' definite form: leis an 'with the'
Basic inflected forms
Like most prepositions, air can be inflected for person, number, and gender. For example, to say "with me", we use the single word leam.
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | leam | leinn | |
| 2nd | leat | leibh | |
| 3rd | Masc | leis | leotha |
| Fem | leatha | ||
Emphatic Inflected forms
Special emphatic forms are used if we want to emphasize the pronoun in the inflected preposition. (e.g. lean-sa "with **me**")
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | leam-sa | leinn-ne | |
| 2nd | leat-sa | leibh-se | |
| 3rd | Masc | leis-san | leotha-san |
| Fem | leatha-se | ||
Possessive inflected forms:
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | lemL | lerN | |
| 2nd | ledL | lurN | |
| 3rd | Masc | le aL | lenN |
| Fem | le aH | ||
Note: lem is used instead of "len" in front of words beginning with the labial consonants <m, b, p, f>
uses
Is toigh leam "I like"
To express ownership: Cò leis a tha am bata "who owns the stick"
