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Dia daoibh, Tá Brón orm agus Tá ceist agam

  • 15-03-2010 08:12PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭


    Cén Fáth?

    When is possible a better question, but when and why do we use

    Dom, Duit....
    Liom, Leat ....
    Agam, agat .....

    Etc.

    It is just something that always lost me in Irish class.


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,049 ✭✭✭thehamo


    Dom, duit, do etc: to me, to you to him/her etc. msh tabhair and leabhair dom (give the book to me) seo duit (here you go)

    Liom, leat, leis etc. With me, with you, with him/her etc. Msh thóg mé mo chara liom ( i took my friend with me) is liomsa é (i own it)

    agam, agat, aige etc, I have, you have, he/she has etc msh tá dhá Euro agam ( i have 2 euro)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    And orm?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Krusader


    orm, ort, air, uirthi - on me, on you, on him, on her
    tá áthas orm, im happy - theip orm, i failed - bhí tú ag féachaint air, you were looking at him

    Heres some links
    http://www.daltai.com/grammar/pp.htm

    http://www.daltai.com/grammar/ppsam.htm


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    And does this happen in other languages where the prepositional pronoun is attached to the person (owner).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Krusader


    Most of the Celtic languages they do and i think Spanish in some cases


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