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| − | ''le'' means ''with'' | + | ''le'' means ''with'' or sometimes ''by'' |
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| + | ==Forms== | ||
| + | ===Simple forms=== | ||
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| + | bare form: le 'with a' | ||
| + | definite form: leis 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>leam<TD>leinn | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2">2nd<TD>leat<TD>leibh | ||
| + | <TR><TH rowspan="2">3rd<TH>Masc<TD>leis<TD rowspan="2">leotha | ||
| + | <TR><TH>Fem<TD>leatha | ||
| + | </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. lean-sa "with **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>leam-sa<TD>leinn-ne | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2">2nd<TD>leat-sa<TD>leibh-se | ||
| + | <TR><TH rowspan="2">3rd<TH>Masc<TD>leis-san<TD rowspan="2">leotha-san | ||
| + | <TR><TH>Fem<TD>leatha-se | ||
| + | </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>lem<sup>L</sup><TD>ler<sup>N</sup> | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2">2nd<TD>led<sup>L</sup><TD>lur<sup>N</sup> | ||
| + | <TR><TH rowspan="2">3rd<TH>Masc<TD>le a<sup>L</sup><TD rowspan="2">len<sup>N</sup> | ||
| + | <TR><TH>Fem<TD>le a<sup>H</sup> | ||
| + | </TABLE> | ||
| + | Note: ''lem'' is used instead of "len" in front of words beginning with the [[labial (definition)|labial]] [[Consonant (definition)|consonants]] <m, b, p, f> | ||
==uses== | ==uses== | ||
| + | Is toigh leam "I like" | ||
| − | + | To express ownership: Cò leis a tha am bata "who owns the stick" | |
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==see also== | ==see also== | ||
Latest revision as of 08:05, 6 August 2012
le means with or sometimes by
Contents
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 "on me", we use the single word orm.
| 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"
