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| − | To express a closer relationship between the possessor and the possessum, a combination of an article, a noun, and accordingly inflected preposition, in this order, is used. The followings are such examples. | + | To express a closer relationship between the possessor and the possessum, a combination of an article, a noun, and an accordingly inflected preposition, in this order, is used. The followings are such examples. |
*my cat: ''an cat agam'' | *my cat: ''an cat agam'' | ||
Revision as of 00:25, 6 April 2012
- for a definition see Possessive Pronoun (definition)
There are two ways to indicate possessive pronouns (my, your, his, her, our, their) in Gaelic. The first way, which is both more formal and indicates a less close relationships between the possessor and the possessed item, uses a pronoun that comes before the noun. The second way, which can be used for a closer relationship (and is, in fact far more common) is to combine the use of a noun and an adjective followed by an inflected form of the preposition aig
Contents
Prenominal possessive pronouns
| Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | my | moL | our | àrN |
| 2 | your | doL | your | ùrN |
| 3 masc | his | aL | their | an/am |
| 3 feminine | her | aH | ||
Notes:
- L stands for lenition trigger, N stands for Eclipsis/nasalization trigger, H indicates the word prefixes an <h> in front of the following word. These letters are not written but are provided here as guides.
- am is used instead of an in front of words beginning with any labial consonant (i.e. <b, m, f, p>), eg. their table am bòrd
- before words beginning with vowels "mo" is reduced to mo', do is reduced to d', and aL his is deleted.
Examples
Before words beginning with consonants
- my pig: mo mhuc
- your pig: do mhuc
- his pig: a mhuc
- her pig: a muc
- our pigs: àr mucan
- your (pl) pigs: ùr mucan
- their pigs: an mucan
Before words beginning with vowels
- my father: m'athair
- your father: d'athair
- his father: athair
- her father: a h-athair
- our father: àr n-athair
- your (pl) father: ùr n-athair
- their father: an athair
Possessive Pronouns using Aig
To express a closer relationship between the possessor and the possessum, a combination of an article, a noun, and an accordingly inflected preposition, in this order, is used. The followings are such examples.
- my cat: an cat agam
- your cat: an cat agad
- his cat: an cat aige
- her cat: an cat aice
- our cat: an cat againn
- your (pl) cat: an cat agaibh
- their cat: an cat aca
