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THE FUNCTIONS OF WORDS.
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saighdearan buaidh air an naimhdean. Togaibh bhur l&mhan.
Tha ar n-athair sean. Seinnidh mi duan do ghille mo luaidh.
Bhris an gobha ’6rd. Faigh Alasdair gu luath ; thuit 'each anns
a’ pholl. Shrac i a h-aparan.
240. Secondary Meanings of Prepositions.—As stated
at H 168, Prepositions are applied to express relations
other than those of space. A few instances of this
extended application are introduced here for use in the
succeeding exercises.
Air = on, expresses the relation of a creature to its o
state, as,
Tha eagal air an duine. 1
Is fear on 1
[•The n
n is afraid.
Fo = under, is used for a similar purpose, as,
Tha an duine fo eagal. 1 ....
T ,, , . I The man is afraid.
Is the man under fear. J
Aig = at, expresses the idea of possession, as,
Tha leabhar aig Anna. I . , , ,
T , , , vAnn has a book.
Is book at Ann. J
Le = with, expresses the idea of absolute possession, as,
Is le Anna an leabhar. ]
Is with Ann the book.
[•The book belongs to Ann.
Ann = in, is used in the assignment of an object to a new class,
the relation being conceived as existence in the new class, as,
Tha an duine ’na (ann a) shaor. 1
Is the man in-his wright. /
Tha i ’na bantraich.
Is she in-her widow, j
j-The man is a wright.
[She is a widow.
241. Prepositional Pronouns.—The Prepositions and
the Personal Pronouns, from much coming in contact,
have entered into Perfect Composition, as,
Th^id thu learn. x
Th&d thu le mi. I You will go with me.
Will go you with me. J