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| Do réir an leaḃair seo. | According to this book. |
| Tá sé le cois na fairrge. | He is beside the sea. |
Do ċuir sé an lúb timċeall ar mo ċeann.
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He put the loop around my head.
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612. (2) Pronouns.
| Ṫáinig sé im ḋiaiḋ. | He came after me. |
| Ná téiġ ’na ndiaiḋ seo. | Do not go after these. |
| Cia ḃí ’na ḟoċair? | Who was along with him? |
Deunfad é sin ar do ṡon.
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I shall do that for your sake.
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Ar ċeannuiġis é seo lem aġaiḋ?
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Did you buy this one for me?
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| Ḃíos ar a n‑aġaiḋ. | I was opposite them. |
Tá an ḟuiseóg os ár gcionn.
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The lark is above us.
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An raiḃ tú i n‑ár n‑aice (i n‑aice linn)?
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Were you near us?
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| Ḃí sé i n‑aice liom. | He was near me. |
| Ṫáinig siad im aġaiḋ. | They came against me. |
Translation of the Preposition “For.”
613. (a) When “for” means “to bring,” “to fetch,” use fá ḋéin, a g‑coinne, or ag iarraiḋ, followed by a genitive case; or ag triall ar: as,
| Go for the horse. | Téiġ ag triall ar an gcapall. |
| He went for John. | Ċuaiḋ sé fé ḋéin Ṡeaġáin. |
