Object Pronouns
Generally, an object pronoun or a conjugated preposition stands at the end of a sentence in Irish. Compare this sentence:
| D'inis | sé | an scéal | do Bhríd | inné. |
| told | he | the story | to Bríd | yesterday |
| "He told the story to Bríd yesterday." | ||||
with the two following sentences:
| D'inis | sé | do Bhríd | inné | é. |
| told | he | to Bríd | yesterday | it |
| "He told it to Bríd yesterday." | ||||
| D'inis | sé | an scéal | inné | di |
| told | he | the story | yesterday | to-her |
| "He told her the story yesterday." | ||||
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Famous quotes containing the words object and/or pronouns:
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