1. The interrogative pronouns cia, ce, ci, and ciad agree with their objects or respondents, in gender, and number; as, cia, or ce an fear? who is the man? duine uasal, a gentleman; ci fein? who is she? baintigearua, a lady; ciad? who are they? daoine mora, great men, 2. The neuter verb is never expressed with the interrogative pronoun; as, cia misi? who am I? 3. The interrogatives always precede the verb or preposition by which they are governed; as, cia o bfuair tu e? from whom did you get it? The construction of the interrogative pronouns promiscuously exemplified. Go de an munmur sin What muttering do you ort? Creud is ciall do sin? Cia fa bfuil tu faiteac? a labair leat? Go de ta tu ag iarraig? A tiġearna, cia coimneocus ann do tabernacuil? make? What is the meaning of Why are you timorous? What brings fear upon 1. The demonstrative pronouns immediately follow the nouns or adjectives with which they are connected; as, an bean sin, that woman; an duine so, this man; na daoine uasal ud, those gentlemen. * Except, when the neuter verb is understood; for it is never expressed with demonstratives; as, so an fear, this is the man. 2. When so is joined to a noun, whose last vowel is broad, it is commonly changed into sa; but, if the last vowel is small, into se; as, an fearsa, this man; an fàilse, this ring. 3. The pronouns creud, gode, cia, &c, are com monly used, without interrogation, as demonstra tives; as, ta fios agam go de a dearfa, I know what you will say. The construction of the demonstrative pronouns promiscuously exemplified, Labair leis an duine uasal sin, Ni fiú a dadam na hublaig ud eile, A dtaitnean so leat? Go de saoileas tu de siu? Cuinnig so, agus tabair Speak to that gentleman, Those other apples are worth nothing. Does this please you? What do you think of that? Keep this, and give me that. Do you imagine what happened to them? Taisbean 1 Taisbean a leabair sin Shew me that book. dam, Taid na tigthead so flor aluinn, Ba subailceać na riogna jad sùd, A bfaca ta an aindir ud eile? These houses are very fine. Yon ladies were very cheerful. Did you see yon other damsel? Se so an fear a ċas orainn This is the man who met 1. The compound pronouns agam, liom, orm, and uaim are commonly used, with the verbs bi, tarr, and as, or is, instead of the regular verbs; in the following manner. 2. Agam originally signifies with me; but is also used, with the verb, of being, to supply the place of the verb to have; as, a bfana tu agam a noct? will you stay with me to night? ta caraid agam a mbaile at cliat, I have a friend at Dublin (120). $. Liom originally signifies with, by, for, or to me, &c. From hence it is used, First, to express belonging to; Da dtiucfa liom anois, If you would come with me now. Go de is mian leata ragad What is it your desire to liomsa? say with (or to) me? Fan Fan leis, ma tig lib, An leo fèin an carbad? Mas toil leat labairt leis aris, Dar liom go bfeadfa dul Is fada leo fuireać go Ni tig liom a dul lib, Wait, with (or for) him, I think you might go with them to-morrow. They think it long to stay till Monday. I cannot go with you. 4. Orm originally signifies upon me. Hence it is used to denote the passive affections of both body and mind; as, Cuir do leine ort, Ta pian cinn uirre, Nil baogal air, 5. Chugam, unto me, Put on your shirt. I am hungry, and they She has a head-ach. is used to denote the ob ject to which any thing tends; and has always a verb of motion, expressed or understood, before it; as, Tigid cugamsa sibse uile a bfuilti faoi an ualaċ, An tseactmuinse (ata ag teact) cuguinn, Tabair aran dam-tabair aran ċugam, Tabair sgian dam-cuir sgian ćugam, Come unto me all ye that are laden. The week (that is coming) to us: i. e. next week.. Give bread to me-bring bread to me. Give me a knife-send me a knife. 6. Uaim originally signifies from me. Hence it is used, First, to imply want, in opposition to agam; Fan, Fan uaim-tabair uait e, Ta an tairgiot sin uaim anois, Go de ta uaibse, a buacaillig? Stay from me-give it from you. I want that money now. What do ye want, boys? The use of the other compound pronouns will be seen in the following table. The construction of the compound pronouns promiscuously exemplified. trom orm, Ni comortas is! leisean, Ni biann fearg air, Car leis an bosga beag? Go de dubairt se umad- Niar misde liom è, to me. Bad weather is heavy on me. She is not to be compared There will be no anger on I do not know his name. What did he say about you? I do not think it worse. |