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Xegatives and Verba]. Particles. — Cita {vhan before a
vowel), not ; nach asks a question negatively, aii, am, positively.
pREPosrriox.
The Primary Prepositions are : —
aig, at do, a, a dh', to uni, about
air, Oil eadai", between re, during
an, anns | . fo, nnder ri, ris, to
ann an ) gu, gus, to roimh, before
a, as, out of gmi) without seach, ^xfsf
bho, o, from le, leis, ivith thar, across
de, of mar, like thun, to
troimh, tre, through
These take the dat. ease, with the following exceptions —
€adar and seach, govern the accusative, i.e., the nom. case ;
^us and mar similarly take the nom. of nouns definite (with the
article or a genitive), as gas a' chrtoch ; thar, in some Southern
dialects, thun, to, and re, during, govern the genitive.
The most important Compound Prepositions are : —
a chum, chum, for the2mrpose of an aghaidh, against
a dh' ionnsaidh, to, towards imce-ànìì,at the end of among
a reir, according fo an coinne, to meet
an dèidh, after mar ri, ivith
air l)èulaibh, in front of mu choinnc, opposite
air cidaibh, behind mn dheidhinn, concerning
air fad, throughoiit nni tiiimchioll, about
air feadh, feadh, amongst mu 'n cuairt, around
an- son, on account of os cionn, above
am raeasg, among o ehionn, since
The above preps, govern the genitive, which depends on
the noun or adjective in the phrase.
CONJUNCTION.
I. C()-ORDINATlN(i :
(1) Cumulative: agus, is, '.% and.
(2) Adversative : ach, but ; gidheadh, however.
(3) Alteiiiative : no, or ; air neo, otherwise.
(4) Explanatory : oir, for.