How to use possessive pronouns in Irish

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Irish possessive pronouns : my

Possessive pronouns are used in Irish to describe possession or ownership. The Irish word for 'my' is 'mo'. When the nouns starts with a vowel however, the word 'mo' contracts to 'm''. The word 'mo' often causes a sound change in the noun which follows it.

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mo dheartháir

my brother

mo mháthair

my mother

mo chara

my friend

mo dheirfiúr

my sister

m’athair

my father

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Possessive pronouns are used to describe ownership or possession. To start out, learn to use just two Irish possessive pronouns. We suggest you learn mo mháthair, m’athair and do mháthair, d’athair (my mother, my father, your mother, your father). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Irish possessive pronouns including useful examples. After you've learned using these phrases by heart you can move on to the bonus Step 10 (Simple Irish sentences).

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