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Several prepositions lack pronoun forms, instead, the normal, non-subject forms are used. The most common such prepositions are these:

gan, without
gan mé, without me
go dtí, to or toward or until
go dti é, to him
mar, as or like
duine mar í, a person like her
seachas, besides or except
seachas tusa, except you


When followed by a noun, gan and mar usually lenite the first consonant. go dtí and seachas do not. Mar eclipses nouns after an, the others have no effect apart from normal gender effects.


Idir, between, has prepositional pronouns only in the plural:
eadrainn, between us
eadraibh, between you
eatarthu, between them.

Separate pronouns are used with idir: idir mise agus tusa, between you and me. Nouns after idir are not lenited when it means between.

Tá Droichead Átha idir Baile Átha Cliath agus Béal Feirste.
Drogheda is between Dublin and Belfast.

But they are lenited when idir means 'both' or 'among'.

cumarsáid idir dhaoine, communication between/among people
idir ghol agus gháire, both tears and laughter
Bhí idir fhir agus mhná ann. Both women and men were there.


For each preposition below, fill the blanks with the prepositional pronouns indicated.
1. Ar chuala tú céard a tharla dom?
2. Mhúin sé Fraincis mhaith daoibh.
3. Rinne mé cáca dóibh.
4. Cheannaigh sé bróga nua dúinn.
5. Míneoidh mé an scéal duit.

6. Níl a fhios agam, mar sin fiafróidh mé dibh.
7. Bain díot do chóta, agus suigh sios.
8. D'fiafraigh siad dínn.
9. Ná fiafraigh díom.
10. Íosfaidh muid cuid de seo.

11. Tá fúinn Rúisis a foghlaim.
12. Bhí muid ag caint fúithi.
13. Níl mé ag rá rud ar bith fúibh.
14. Bhí fúthu dul a chodladh go luath.
15. Tá bord mór ansin agus go leor rudaí faoi.

16. Cad atá uait?
17. Teastaíonn béile uaim.
18. D'imigh a bhean uaidh.
19. Is glas iad na cnoic i bhfad uainn.
20. Níl rud ar bith ag teastáil uathu.


... It turns out I never posted my Irish last week oops.

I've inexplicably continued on this fixation of scrubs and things to the point where I'm writing down recipes.