Prepositional Pronouns

Prepositional Pronouns

You have already met the prepositional pronouns of the preposition aig in . All the other simple prepositions similarly have their own prepositional pronouns.

But first those of **aig - at** are given again :
agam - at me	againn - at us
agad - at you	agaibh - at you
aige - at him	aca - at them
aice - at her	aca - at them

The prepositional pronouns of **ann - in** :
annam - in me	annainn - in us
annad - in you	annaibh - in you
ann - in him	annta - in them
innte - in her	annta - in them

The prepositional pronouns of **air - on** :
orm - on me	oirnn - on us
ort - on you	oirbh - on you
air - on him	orra - on them
oirre - on her	orra - on them

The prepositional pronouns of **bho / o - from** :
(bh)uam - from me	(bh)uainn - from us
(bh)uat - from you	(bh)uaibh - from you
(bh)uaithe - from him	(bh)uapa - from them
(bh)uaipe - from her	(bh)uapa - from them

The prepositional pronouns of **de - of / off** :
dhìom - of me	dhinn - of us
dhìot - of you	dhibh - of you
dheth - of him	dhiubh - of them
dhith - of her	dhiubh - of them

The prepositional pronouns of **do - to / for** :
dhomh - to me	dhuinn - to us
dhut - to you	dhuibh - to you
dha/dhà - to him	dhaibh - to them
dhì - to her	dhaibh - to them

The prepositional pronouns of **le - with / by** :
leam - with me	leinn - with us
leat - with you	leibh - with you
leis - with him	leotha/leò - with them
leatha - with her	leotha/leò - with them

The prepositional pronouns of **mu - about** :
umam - about me	umainn - about us
umad - about you	umaibh - about you
uime - about him	umpa - about them
uimpe - about her	umpa - about them

The prepositional pronouns of **ri - to / against** :
rium - to me	rinn - to us
riut - to you	ribh - to you
ris - to him	riutha - to them
rithe - to her	riutha - to them

These are used in a conventional manner where a pronoun would naturally follow a preposition :
Tha e ag ràdh rium - He is saying to me
Thoir dhomh do làmh - Give to me your hand
Cuiribh oirbh ur n-ad - Put on (on you) your hat
Thoir am bainne bhuaithe - Take the milk from him

They are also used in a rich variety of idiomatic phrases. E.g. emotions, conditions, illnesses use **air** :
Tha (an t-)eagal orm - I am afraid
The e a' cur eagal orra - He is frightening them
Tha fearg ort - You are angry
Tha sin a' cur fearg oirre - That is angering her
Tha iongnadh air - He is amazed
Cuir iongnadh air - Amaze him
Tha mi eòlach air - I know him / I am acquainted with him
Tha an cnatan oirre - She has a cold
Tha an dèideadh air - He has toothache
Tha an t-acras orm - I am hungry
Tha am pathadh oirnn - We are thirsty

An overview of all the prepositional pronouns can be found in

NEW WORDS

**Adjectives**
eòlach - acquainted	sa chaidh - last (previous)

**Nouns**
acras (m) - hunger	cnatan (m) - cold (illness)
dèideadh (m) - toothache	eagal (m) - fear
iongnadh (m) - wonderment	pathadh (m) - thirst
briogais (f) - trousers	clann (f) - children, clan
seachdain (f) -week	taibhse (f) - ghost

**Verbal phrases**
cuir eagal orm / ort &c - frighten me / you &c
cuir fearg orm / ort &c - anger me/you &c
cuir iongnadh orm / ort &c - surprise me / you &c

**EXERCISE 1 Translate into English**
1.Bha an cnatan orm an t-seachdain sa chaidh	2.A bheil sibh glè eòlach air an fhear sin? Tha
3.Tha e ag ràdh gu bheil am pathadh mòr air	4.Bha fios aca nach biodh iad a' dol dhan chèilidh
5.Na cuir eagal orra a-rithist.	6.Cuiribh oirbh ur briogais is ur seacaid
7.Tha mi a' smaointinn gu bheil an dèideadh ort	8.Tha eagal mòr oirre gum biodh taibhse anns an taigh ùr aca
9.A bheil thu ga thoirt dhaibh? Tha	10.Cha robh iad a' bruidhinn rithe

**EXERCISE 2 Translate into Gàidhlig**
1.I am very hungry just now, are you?	2.I didn't know (that) you knew my brother
3.They say (that) they know that there is a ghost in that church	4.Don't frighten the children
5.She thinks that you will be surprised	6.I know they will be building a new church over there
7.I was surprised to see that she was so young	8.They were angry to hear that he was hitting her
9.He knows that you don't understand him	10.I'm afraid that I don't have (any) money

**ANSWERS - EXERCISE 1**
1.I had a (the) cold last week	2.Are you acquainted with that man? Yes
3.He says that he is very thirsty	4.They knew that they they would not be going to the ceilidh
5.Don't frighten them again	6.Put on your trousers and your jacket
7.I think you have (the) toothache	8.She is very frightened there would be a ghost in their new house
9.Are you giving it to them? Yes	10.They weren't speaking to her

**ANSWERS - EXERCISE 2**
1.Tha an t-acras mòr orm an-dràsta. a bheil ort?	2.Cha robh fios agam gun robh thu eòlach air mo bhràthair
3.Tha iad ag ràdh gu bheil fios aca gu bheil taibhse anns an eaglais sin	4.Na cuir eagal air a' chloinn
5.Tha i a' smaointinn gum bi iongnadh ort	6.Tha fios agam gum bi iad a' togail eaglais ùr thall an sin
7.Bha iongnadh orm a dh'fhaicinn gun robh i cho òg	8.Bha fearg orra a chluinntinn gun robh e ga bualadh
9.Tha fios aige nach eil thu ga thuigsinn	10.Tha eagal orm nach eil airgead agam

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