Prepositions

Singular

ag

ar

de

in

do

o

le

as

faoi

1st

agam

orm

díom

annam

domh

bhuam

leam

 

fúm, faoi mise

2nd

agad

ort

díot

annad

duit

bhuait

leat

 

fút

3rd—m

aige

air

de

ann

bhuaidh

leis

as

faoi, faoi eisean

3rd—f

aice

uirthe

dí, dithe

innte

dí, dithe

bhuaithe

leithe

aiste

faoithe, fúithe, faoi isean, faoi ise

Plural

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st

againn

orainn

dinn

 

duinn

bhuaim

leinn

 

fúinn, faoi sinne

2nd

agaibh

oribh

díbh

 

daoibh

bhuabh

leibh

 

faoi eadsan

3rd

aca

ortha

díofa

annta

dófa

bhuafa

leo, leofa

 

 



With posessive pronouns:

a (before the infinitive):
  • dol a mo théidheagadh fhéin - going to warm myself
  • ag mo mharbhadh - to kill me
  • ga fhaicin, ga amharc - to see him
  • a mo ionnsaighe - toward me
  • a t'ionnsaighe - toward you
  • a nar ionnsaighe - toward us
  • a n-ionnsaighe - toward them
ag (before the gerund):
  • ag mo ghiúlan - carrying me
  • gat fhaicinn, gat amharc - seeing you
  • ga fhaicin, ga amharc - to see him
  • gat itheadh - eating you
  • ag do chumail - keeping you
  • ga fhaicin, ga amharc - seeing him
  • ag mur gcumail - keeping you
  • gan déanadh - doing them
ainti 'toward,' 'to,' 'into':
  • ainti na bhráthair - to his brother
  • ainti na bhean - to his wife
ar (air) 'on' :
  • air (ar) mo dhruim - on my back
  • air mo lie - on my rock
  • ar m' athais - back
  • air do cliasog - on your (sg.) coat
  • air do chúl - behind you
  • ar t'athais - back
  • ar t'aghaidh - ahead
  • air a h-athais - (fem sing.)
  • air a n-athais - back
as 'out of':
  • as a dhéidh - after him
  • as an déidh - after them
de 'of,' 'off':
  • de mo dhruim - off my back
  • de do ghualainn - off your shoulder
  • de na dhruim - off his back
  • de na chosan - of (off) his feet
  • de na mhéaran - of (off) his fingers
faoi 'under':
  • faoi na ascail - under his arm
in 'in':
  • in mo pháiste - being a child
  • in mo sheasamh - standing
  • 's (for anns) mo shuidheacan - sitting
  • anns mo chorp - in my body
  • anns mo shuidhe - sitting
  • in do cheann - in your head
  • anns do chorp - into your body
  • anns na dhéidh (or dheaghaidh?) - after him 
  • anns na dhuine maith - a good man
  • anns na laighe - lying
  • in a lámh - in his hand
  • bhá ead na gcómhnaidhe - they were living
le 'with':
  • leis mo bhróg - with my shoe
  • le na mháthair - with his mother
  • le na iorball - with his tail
ma 'about':
  • ma na chosan - about his feet
The forms anns mo, anns do, leis mo, for in mo, in do, le mo, are taken from the forms before the definite article

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