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THE FUNCTIONS OF WORDS.
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226. E now means Mhnus. lad means na daoine.
This, again, shows the affinity between the Pronoun
and the Article. Without Antecedents or Limiting
Circumstances, they have an Indefinite meaning; with
Antecedents or Limiting Circumstances, they are
Definite.
227. The Personal Pronoun enters into Loose Com¬
position with the Verb of which it is the subject. In
some few cases it has entered into Perfect Composition
with it, as,
Buailibh—strike ye ; Thogainn—I would lift; Buaileamaid—
let us strike; Buaileam—let me strike. In these examples the
Pronouns are in some cases old forms now in disuse.
228. Exercise. Translate the following sentences
into English:—
Tha duine aig an dorus; tha e bochd. Thoir biadh do na
h-eich ; tha iad acrach. Tha guth binn aig Sine bhig; sheinn i
an t-6ran gu h-anabarrach milis. Th&d na gillean do ’n eilean
anns a’ mhaduinn ; tha e fada bho thir. Bha thu iiine fhada
aig an tobar, a laochain. Falbh air t6ir an fh^idh, agus till mu
fheasgar. Tha e gaothar. Buailibh an dorus leis a’ bhata
bhuidhe. Rinn iad riombal mu ’n teine. Rachaibh do ’n
eaglais. Faigh aran agus im do’n ghille bheag, tha e sgith agus
acrach. Gairm air a’ chii ghlas ; tha e anns an t-sabhull. Cuir
ris a’ mhonadh e. Thill Niall mac a’ ghobhainn agus an
greusaiche dubh, oir bha iad sgith agus fann. Thug e cuireadh
a dh’ Iain gu banais a nighin. Fhuair mi biadh ’us deoch ’us
baigh. Theid sinn thar a’ chuain. Gheibh sinu cbir air tir ar
duthchais. Togaidh sinn ar cinn gu dana. Chi sibh an r6s fo ’n
driuchd. Tha debir air an suilean. Togamaid earn air a’ chnoc.
Eisdeam ri braid an duin’ ainmeil. Thilg Iain clach ; bhuail i mo
chas, agus ghearr i i. Thuit an t-brd air mo chois, agus
bhruth e i.
229. Demonstrative Pronouns—The Demonstrative
Pronouns refer to Relative Position, and save much
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226. E now means Mhnus. lad means na daoine.
This, again, shows the affinity between the Pronoun
and the Article. Without Antecedents or Limiting
Circumstances, they have an Indefinite meaning; with
Antecedents or Limiting Circumstances, they are
Definite.
227. The Personal Pronoun enters into Loose Com¬
position with the Verb of which it is the subject. In
some few cases it has entered into Perfect Composition
with it, as,
Buailibh—strike ye ; Thogainn—I would lift; Buaileamaid—
let us strike; Buaileam—let me strike. In these examples the
Pronouns are in some cases old forms now in disuse.
228. Exercise. Translate the following sentences
into English:—
Tha duine aig an dorus; tha e bochd. Thoir biadh do na
h-eich ; tha iad acrach. Tha guth binn aig Sine bhig; sheinn i
an t-6ran gu h-anabarrach milis. Th&d na gillean do ’n eilean
anns a’ mhaduinn ; tha e fada bho thir. Bha thu iiine fhada
aig an tobar, a laochain. Falbh air t6ir an fh^idh, agus till mu
fheasgar. Tha e gaothar. Buailibh an dorus leis a’ bhata
bhuidhe. Rinn iad riombal mu ’n teine. Rachaibh do ’n
eaglais. Faigh aran agus im do’n ghille bheag, tha e sgith agus
acrach. Gairm air a’ chii ghlas ; tha e anns an t-sabhull. Cuir
ris a’ mhonadh e. Thill Niall mac a’ ghobhainn agus an
greusaiche dubh, oir bha iad sgith agus fann. Thug e cuireadh
a dh’ Iain gu banais a nighin. Fhuair mi biadh ’us deoch ’us
baigh. Theid sinn thar a’ chuain. Gheibh sinu cbir air tir ar
duthchais. Togaidh sinn ar cinn gu dana. Chi sibh an r6s fo ’n
driuchd. Tha debir air an suilean. Togamaid earn air a’ chnoc.
Eisdeam ri braid an duin’ ainmeil. Thilg Iain clach ; bhuail i mo
chas, agus ghearr i i. Thuit an t-brd air mo chois, agus
bhruth e i.
229. Demonstrative Pronouns—The Demonstrative
Pronouns refer to Relative Position, and save much
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