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4. The following adverbs require the ablative; viz. (139)

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Nar einig tu go moć? Tamull beag na diaigsin, Seal beag roime,

Niar codail me moran arèir,

Did you arise early?
A little while after that.
A little while before.
I did not sleep much last
night.

Bhi me, uair no do, ar ti I was, once or twice,

cur orm,

Ta dùil agam a dul as baile amaraċ,

about to put on my cloaths.

I intend to go from home

to-morrow.

Ca huair a tiucfas si air When will she come back

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Deirim nacar ioc se en

feorlin,

He comes sometimes. I say that he did not pay a farthing.

Nar imtig an fear, a bi Did the man depart, who

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was here last night?
He did not pay any.
From whence is he?
Where went he?
When did he go?

Don't you understand me?

Why do you not hearken to me?

He would make no account of it.

Where is he now?
Where did you leave
him?
Sit near me,

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Ta se dul nunn 's anall, Na bi dul sìos is suas, Sgeul a cuala me cian o soin,

He is going to and fro, Do not go up and down. A story that I heard long ago.

On fear crionna, a tainic From a wise man that

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Crèd fa naċ mbuailinn è? Why should I not strike

Na teig'anonn nios mò, Tosaig go prab. Niar cuir se moran araig uirri riam, Beag naċ mbionn na huile daoine oga ingeall air macnaois, Ta tu ro falsa,

Gud as air bain tu leis?

him?

Do not go over any more. Begin instantly. He never gave much heed to her. Almost all young people are fond of play.

You are very lazy. Why did you meddle with it?

Nar cuir se fios air a Did he send for his chest?

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PREPOSITION.

1. The following prepositions aspirate the nouns that they govern; viz. (140)

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2. Ann, in, and iar, after, eclipse their nouns ; as, (141.)

Bhi me a nDùn, iar I was in Down, after dteact dam o hAlbain, coming from Scotland.

* Le, with, o, from, and go, to, prefix h to vowels; as, rinne me sin le heagal, I did that through fear; cuaid se go hEirin, he went to Ireland. (142.)

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Fud, among,

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Timcioll, about,

and all the expressions, formed by the union of

nouns with prepositions, govern the genitive; as,

(143.)

Indiaig eirige na gealaig, Bhi me tinn air fead na hoidce,

After the moon's rising. I was sick during the night.

Chuaid

Chuaid si a hoibre,

Reir tola De,

agcionn She went to her work.

According to the will of

God.

Ma tig a mac na cuinné, If his son comes for him.

4. Do, to, governs the dative; and idir, between, the accusative; as, tabair an leabair do na mdaib, give the book to the women.

viz.

5. All the other prepositions-govern the ablative;

Ag, at,

Air, upon, Ann, in, As, out of, Chuige, to, Dar, by, De, of, Fa, upon, &c. Faoi, fuid, under, Gan, without, Go, gus, to, D'eirig me uair roime la, Ni faran se air ni air bit, Nil moran daoine sàsta le na gcineannaib,

Ta siad air buile fa na rat,

Le, leis, with,
Mar, like to, as,
O, ua, from,
Os, above,
Re, ris, to,
Roime, before,

Seaca, by, in compa-
rison with,

Thar, tairis, over,
Tre, trid, through,
Um, uime, about; as,

Irose an hour before day.
It does not fit any thing.
There are not many peo-
ple satisfied with their
fortunes.
They are enraged at his
prosperity.

6. Sometimes the government of the preposition is not observed, when gaċ, each, uile, all, or some such adjective comes before the substantive; as, cuaid fear le gaċ bean acá, a man went with every woman. (144.)

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