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Further Examples.
| He is ignorant of Irish. | Tá sé ainḃfiosac ins an nGaeḋilig.
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| The like of him. | A leiṫéid (his like). |
| Such a thing as this. | A leiṫéid seo de rud. |
| Don't be afraid of me. | Ná bíoḋ eagla ort róṁam. |
| A friend of mine. | Cara ḋom. |
| A friend of yours. | Cara ḋuit. |
| A horse of mine. | Capall liom. |
| A horse of Brian’s. | Capall le Brian. |
| I have no doubt of it. | Ní ḟuil aṁras agam air. |
| A man of great strength. | Fear is mór neart. |
Oisin of mighty strength and vigour.
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Oisín ba ṫreun neart a’s luṫ.
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| (Ba is the past tense of is in the previous sentence.) | |
| I think much of it. | Tá meas mór agam air. |
CHAPTER VII.
Classification of the Uses of the Prepositions.
617.
AG, AT.
1. To denote possession (a) with tá.
| Tá sgian agam. | I have a knife. |
Tá aiṫne agam ar an ḃfear soin.
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I know that man. |
