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Forms of the preposition ‘ag’

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She had a great life.
Bhi saol iontach a··· .
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The preposition ag, usually translated as at, is used in phrases such as ag an aerfort at the airport, ag an tábla at the table. More importantly than that, though, ag is used together with the verb to be to express the idea that somebody has something, for example tá sé ag mo mháthair my mother has it, literally it is at my mother.

To use ag correctly, you need to know how to combine it with personal pronouns. This minilesson will show you all the forms that this important Irish preposition can have, and will give you a few handy example sentences to remmeber them by.

agam = ag + mé, ‘at me’
Tá gach rud agam. I have everything.
agat = ag + tú, ‘at you’ (one person)
An bhfuil deoch agat? Do you have a drink?
aige = ag + é, ‘at him’
Tá teach mór aige. He has a a big house.
aici = ag + í, ‘at her’
Bhi saol iontach aici. She had a great life.
againn = ag + muid, ‘at us’
Níl aon fhadhb againn. We don't have a problem.
agaibh = ag + sibh, ‘at you’ (several people)
Níl seans agaibh. You don't have a chance.
acu = ag + iad, ‘at them’
An bhfuil clann acu? Do they have children?
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