Ri(s) (preposition)

Ri or ris roughly means 'to' although it is never used with verbs of motion or conveyance.

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/rinn
2nd		riut	ruibh/ribh
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/rinne
2nd		riut-sa	ruibh-se/ribhse
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>