Irish Prepositions
This is a list of prepositions in Irish. This includes words related to positions (i.e. under, on top of ...), conjunctions (and, but ...) and many more.
On top of: air
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Under: fo
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Inside: a-staigh; a-steach (with movement)
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Outside: a-muigh; a-mach (with movement)
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| Behind: air cùl |
| In front of: air beulaibh |
| Near: faisg air |
| Between: eadar |
These are more popular prepositions you might find useful at some point or another.
After: an dèidh
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Before: ro (followed by a noun); mu (followed by a verb)
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With: còmhla ri
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Without: gun
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Since: o chionn
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Until: gus
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Of:
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From: às
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To: do
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Instead of: an àite
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In: ann an
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Against: an aghaidh
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| As: mar |
| About: mu dheidhinn |
| For: airson |
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The following are conjunctions used to connect words, sentences, or phrases.
| And: agus |
| Or: no |
| But: ach |
| So: mar sin |
Now is the time for some prepositions used in a sentence. We are using the following: (from, under, inside, with, in, but) as examples.
I'm from Japan: Tha mi à Seapan.
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The pen is under the desk: Tha am peann fon a' bhòrd.
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The letter is inside the book: Tha an litir anns an leabhar.
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Can I practice Italian with you?: Am faod mi Eadailtis cleachdadh còmhla riut?
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| I was born in Miami: Rugadh mi ann am Miami. |
| I speak French but with an accent: Tha Fraingis agam agus guth-ghleus agam cuideachd. |
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