How to use possessive pronouns in Irish

How to use possessive pronouns in Irish

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

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.

Examples

m’athair
my father
mo dheartháir
my brother
mo mhac
my son
m’iníon
my daughter
mo dheirfiúr
my sister
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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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