How to use possessive pronouns in Gaelic

How to use possessive pronouns in Gaelic

You want to learn how to use possessive pronouns in Gaelic? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Gaelic lessons complete with useful examples. My book, your book, all our books... we make learning Gaelic possessive pronouns easy.

Gaelic possessive pronouns : my

Possessive pronouns are used in Gaelic to describe possession or ownership. The Gaelic 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.

Examples

mo thaigh
my house
mo bhòrd
my table
mo cheist
my question
mo chuid airgid
my money
mo pheann
my pen
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Step 9 : Gaelic possessive pronouns

Possessive pronouns are used to describe ownership or possession. To start out, learn to use just two Gaelic possessive pronouns. We suggest you learn mo mhàthair, m' athair and do mhàthair, 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 Gaelic possessive pronouns including useful examples. After you've learned using these phrases by heart you can move on to the bonus Step 10 (Simple Gaelic sentences).

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