Ri(s) (preposition)
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Ri or ris roughly means 'to' although it is never used with verbs of motion or conveyance.
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Uses
- Tha mi a' bruidhinn ri Calum "I'm talking to Calum"
- comhla ri "along with"
- ag eisdeachd take ri as a preposition
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 | rium-sa | ruinn-ne | |
| 2nd | ruit-sa | ruibh-se | |
| 3rd | Masc | ris-san- | riutha-san |
| Fem | rithe-se | ||
Possessive inflected forms:
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | rimL | ri arN | |
| 2nd | ridL | ri urN / XN | |
| 3rd | Masc | ro aL | rinN |
| Fem | ro aH | ||
Note: am is used instead of an "their" in front of words beginning with the labial consonants <m, b, p, f>
