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24 GAELIC GRAMMAR.
present, whereas the third person has the equivalent of Sin,
implying absence or distance as related to the speakers.
The -7i€ in sbme is interesting as a relic of an old form yet
preserved in Welsh, Ni, ive. So that sinn-ne means ive-we or
we, ourselves.
Exercise XIII.
(1.) Tell the simple form of each Emphatic, and
the Emphatic of each Simple.
(2.) Tell the person and number of all the
Personal Pronouns.
(3.) Analyse each sentence and translate into
English.
Bhuail thu mi. Bhuail thusa mi. Bhuail mise
thu. Bhuail thusa mise. Thainig e. Dh'fhalbh ise.
Phill iad. Stad thusa. Thuit iadsan. Ruith mise.
Loisg 8 mise. Tilg thusa esan. Thog ise iadsan.
Chain thusa mise agus iadsan. Chuir iad mise agus
esan ann an toll. Bhris ise agus mise maide. Coinnich
thusa agus esan iadsan agus sinne a maireach.
Possessive Pronouns are really Adjectives corre
spending to the Personal Pronouns. They also have
a Simple and Emphatic form.
Simple.
Sing. 1. Mo. My.
„ 2. Do. Thy.
„ 3. A. His or her.
Plur. 1. Ar, Our.
„ 2. Bhur or Ur. Your.
„ 3. An. Their.
Emphatic.
Sing. ] . Mo lamh-sa. My own hand.
„ 2. Do lamh-sa. Thine own hand.
„ 3. A lamh-san or-se. His or her own hand.
Plur. 1 . Ar lamh-ne. Our own hand.
„ 2. Bhur lamh-sa. Your oivn hand.
J, 3. An lamh-san. Their own hand.
present, whereas the third person has the equivalent of Sin,
implying absence or distance as related to the speakers.
The -7i€ in sbme is interesting as a relic of an old form yet
preserved in Welsh, Ni, ive. So that sinn-ne means ive-we or
we, ourselves.
Exercise XIII.
(1.) Tell the simple form of each Emphatic, and
the Emphatic of each Simple.
(2.) Tell the person and number of all the
Personal Pronouns.
(3.) Analyse each sentence and translate into
English.
Bhuail thu mi. Bhuail thusa mi. Bhuail mise
thu. Bhuail thusa mise. Thainig e. Dh'fhalbh ise.
Phill iad. Stad thusa. Thuit iadsan. Ruith mise.
Loisg 8 mise. Tilg thusa esan. Thog ise iadsan.
Chain thusa mise agus iadsan. Chuir iad mise agus
esan ann an toll. Bhris ise agus mise maide. Coinnich
thusa agus esan iadsan agus sinne a maireach.
Possessive Pronouns are really Adjectives corre
spending to the Personal Pronouns. They also have
a Simple and Emphatic form.
Simple.
Sing. 1. Mo. My.
„ 2. Do. Thy.
„ 3. A. His or her.
Plur. 1. Ar, Our.
„ 2. Bhur or Ur. Your.
„ 3. An. Their.
Emphatic.
Sing. ] . Mo lamh-sa. My own hand.
„ 2. Do lamh-sa. Thine own hand.
„ 3. A lamh-san or-se. His or her own hand.
Plur. 1 . Ar lamh-ne. Our own hand.
„ 2. Bhur lamh-sa. Your oivn hand.
J, 3. An lamh-san. Their own hand.
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Description | A selection of items from a collection of 320 volumes and 30 pamphlets of literary and religious works in Scottish Gaelic. From the personal library of Hew Morrison, the first City Librarian of Edinburgh. |
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