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| − | ''le'' means ''with'' | + | ''le'' means ''with'' or sometimes ''by'' |
| − | == | + | ==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> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Emphatic Inflected forms=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Special emphatic forms are used if we want to emphasize the pronoun in the inflected preposition. (e.g. ormsa "on **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>leamsa<TD>X | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2">2nd<TD>X<TD>X | ||
| + | <TR><TH rowspan="2">3rd<TH>Masc<TD>X<TD rowspan="2">X | ||
| + | <TR><TH>Fem<TD>X | ||
| + | </TABLE> | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | ===Possessive inflected forms:=== | ||
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| + | No Special forms are used for possessives, although occasionally one might find the abbreviated ''orra<sup>L</sup>'' 'on your' instead of ''air do'' (not to be confused with ''orra'' "on them"). (Mark 2004:20) | ||
| − | == | + | <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>X<sup>L</sup><TD>X<sup>N</sup> | ||
| + | <TR><TH colspan="2">2nd<TD>X<sup>L</sup><TD>air bhur<sup>N</sup> / X<sup>N</sup> | ||
| + | <TR><TH rowspan="2">3rd<TH>Masc<TD>X<sup>L</sup><TD rowspan="2">X<sup>N</sup> | ||
| + | <TR><TH>Fem<TD>X<sup>H</sup> | ||
| + | </TABLE> | ||
| + | Note: ''am'' is used instead of an "their" in front of words beginning with the [[labial (definition)|labial]] [[Consonant (definition)|consonants]] <m, b, p, f> | ||
| − | + | ==uses== | |
==see also== | ==see also== | ||
Revision as of 11:04, 29 July 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. ormsa "on **me**")
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | leamsa | X | |
| 2nd | X | X | |
| 3rd | Masc | X | X |
| Fem | X | ||
Possessive inflected forms:
No Special forms are used for possessives, although occasionally one might find the abbreviated orraL 'on your' instead of air do (not to be confused with orra "on them"). (Mark 2004:20)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | XL | XN | |
| 2nd | XL | air bhurN / XN | |
| 3rd | Masc | XL | XN |
| Fem | XH | ||
Note: am is used instead of an "their" in front of words beginning with the labial consonants <m, b, p, f>
