Irish Prepositions: 15+ Best Essential Terms To Learn

Would you like to learn about the Irish prepositions? Irish prepositions make a crucial part of Irish grammar. Suppose you want to talk about the position of anything; you need to have some helping words. This blog will walk you through all the prepositions in the Irish language, which you must know to form sentences.

Irish Prepositions

Irish prepositions play a vital role in Irish grammar since they tell you about the location of each noun. Modern Irish prepositions are different from the old Irish preposition. Certain features faced initial mutations.

There are two main types of prepositions: simple and derived. We tend to use the dative case in the former while we use the genitive case in the latter.

There are countless Irish prepositions that you should know about. Here is the list of most common Irish prepositions for you to memorize.

Irish Prepositions	English Translations
Suas	Up
Ag	At
Leanas	Following
Seachas	Except
Os Cionn	Above
Ainneoin	Despite
Ar	On
Le Haghaidh	For
Laistigh	Within
I Dtreo	Towards
In Aice	Near
Isteach	Into
Mhaith	Like
Go Dtí	Until
Roimh	Before
Thall	Beyond
Thar	Over
Tar Éis	After
Isteach	Onto
Amach	Out
Móide	Plus
Ach	But
In Aghaidh	Against
Caite	Past
Le	By
I Measc	Among
Faoi	About
Le Linn	During
Feadh	Along
Ó	From
Le	With
San Áireamh	Including
Ar	Upon
As	Off
Trasna	Across
Chun	To
Ar Fud	Throughout
De	Of
Taobh Thiar	Behind
Suas Go	Up To
Ó Shin	Since
Sin	Without
Isteach	In
Idir	Between
Maidir Le	Concerning
Thart	Around
Faoi	Under
Síos	Down

Prepositional Pronouns In The Irish Language

The pronouns in Irish are often changed based on the prepositions. After conjugating with the prepositions, the pronouns become prepositional pronouns. For example, a prepositional pronoun is “aige“, which means “at him.”

Major Differences

The pronouns in Irish are different from English and many other languages. For instance, there is a single word “you” for both singular and plural forms of the second person in English. Also, even the inanimate objects have grammatical gender in Irish.

Different Dialects

Furthermore, you should know that using the “inn” prepositional pronouns is more appropriate if you talk in the Munster dialect. You would use the Irish preposition muid in other dialects.

“Have” Vs “On”

Irish and English are quite different from each other in many ways. For instance, there might be many words used to describe any feelings, emotions, or physical features in English. Still, you can use “have” for all that. However, in Irish, you need to use “ar” (on).

For example, the phrase “ar mhuin an chapaill áirithe seo” means “on the back of the horse.”

Conjugations In Irish Grammar

Conjugations for Irish prepositions imply the relative position of each (nonverbal and verbal) noun. Let’s look at certain phrases as examples.

Prepositions + Pronouns	English Translations	Conjugations	English Translations
Faoi + Mé	Under + Me	Úm	About or Under Me
Faoi + Tu	Under + You	Fút	About or Under You
Faoi + Sé	Under + Him	Faoi	About or Under Him
Faoi + Sí	Under + Her	Fúithi	About or Under Her
Faoi + Sinn	Under + Us	Fúinn	About or Under Us
Faoi + Sibh	Under + Ya’ll	Fúibh	About or Under You, Plural
Faoi + Siad	Under + Them	Futhú	About or Under Them
Ag + Mé	At + Me	Agam	At Me
Ag + Tu	At + You	Agat	At You
Ag + Sé	At + Him	Aige	At Him
Ag + Sí	At + Her	Aici	At Her
Ag + Sinn	At + Us	Againn	At Us
Ag + Sibh	At + Ya’ll	Agaibh	At You, Plural
Ag + Siad	At + Them	Acu	At Them
Le + Mé	With + Me	Liom	With Me
Le + Sé	With + You	Leis	With Him
Le + Sí	With + Them	Léi.	With Her
Le + Siad	With + Her	Leo	With Them
Le + Sinn	With + Us	Linn	With Us
Le + Tú	With + You	Leat	With You
Le + Sibh	With + Them	Libh	With You (All)
Ar + Mé	On + Me	Orm.	On Me
Ar + Tu	On + You	Ort.	On You
Ar + Sinn	On + Us	Orainn.	On Us
Ar + Sí	On + Her	Uirthi.	On Her
Ar + Sé	On + Him	Air.	On Him
Ar + Siad	On + Them	Orthu.	On Them
Ar + Sibh	On + Ya’ll	Oraibh.	On Ya’ll
Do + Mé	To + Me	Dom	To Me.
Do + Tu	To + You	Duit	To You
Do + Sé	To + Him	Di	To Her
Do + Sí	To + Her	Dó	To Him
Do + Sinn	To + Us	Dúinn	To Us
Do + Sibh	To + Ya’ll	Daoibh	To Ya’ll
Do + Siad	To + Them	Dóibh	To Them
De + Mé	From + Me	Díom	To Me.
De + Tu	From + You	Díot	To You
De + Sé	From + Him	De	To Him
De + Sí	From + Her	Di	To Her
De + Sinn	From + Us	Dínn	To Us
De + Sibh	From + Ya’ll	Díbh	To Ya’ll
De + Siad	From + Them	Díobh	To Them
As + Mé	From + Me	Asam	From Me.
As + Tu	From + You	Asat	From You
As + Sé	From + Him	As	From Him
As + Sí	From + Her	Aisti	From Her
As + Sinn	From + Us	Asainn	From Us
As + Sibh	From + Ya’ll	Asaibh	From Ya’ll
As + Siad	From + Them	Astu	From Them
Chuig + Mé	Toward + Me	Chugam	Toward Me.
Chuig + Tu	Toward + You	Chugat	Toward You
Chuig + Sé	Toward + Him	Chuige	Toward Him
Chuig + Sí	Toward + Her	Chuici	Toward Her
Chuig + Sinn	Toward + Us	Chugainn	Toward Us
Chuig + Sibh	Toward + Ya’ll	Chugaibh	Toward Ya’ll
Chuig + Siad	Toward + Them	Chucu	Toward Them
Fara + Mé	Along With + Me	Faram	Along With or Beside Me.
Fara + Tu	Along With + You	Farat	Along With or Beside You
Fara + Sé	Along With + Him	Farais	Along With or Beside Him
Fara + Sí	Along With + Her	Farae	Along With or Beside Her
Fara + Sinn	Along With + Us	Farainn	Along With or Beside Us
Fara + Sibh	Along With +, Ya’ll	Faraibh	Along With or Beside Ya’ll
Fara + Siad	Along With + Them	Faru	Along With or Beside Them
I/In + Mé	In + Me	Ionam	In Me.
I/In + Tu	In + You	Ionat	In You
I/In + Sé	In + Them	Ann	In Him
I/In + Sí	In + Her	Inti	In Her
I/In + Sinn	In + Us	Ionainn	In Us
I/In + Sibh	In + You	Ionaibh	In Ya’ll
I/In + Siad	In + Them	Iontu	In Them
Idir + Sinn	Between + Us	Eadrainn	Between Us
Idir + Sibh	Between + You	Eadraibh	Between Ya’ll
Idir + Siad	Between + Them	Eatharthu	Between Them
Ó/Ua + Mé	From + Me	Uaim	From Me
Ó/Ua + Tu	From + You	Uait	From You
Ó/Ua + Sé	From + Them	Uaidh	From Them
Ó/Ua + Sí	From + Her	Uaithi	From Her
Ó/Ua + Sinn	From + Us	Uainn	From Us
Ó/Ua + Sibh	From + You	Uaibh	From You
Ó/Ua + Siad	From + Them	Uathu	From Them
Trí + Mé	Through + Me	Tríom	Through Me
Trí + Tu	Through + You	Tríot	Through You
Trí + Sé	Through + Them	Tríd	Through Them
Trí + Sí	Through + Her	Tríthi	Through Her
Trí + Sinn	Through + Us	Trínn	Through Us
Trí + Sibh	Through + You	Tríbh	Through You
Trí + Siad	Through + Them	Tríothu	Through Them
Um + Mé	About or At + Me	Umam	About or At Me
Um + Tu	About or At + You	Umat	About or You
Um + Sé	About or At + Him	Uime	About or At Him
Um + Sí	About or At + Her	Uimpi	About or At Her
Um + Sinn	About or At + Us	Umainn	About or At Us
Um + Sibh	About or At + You	Umaibh	About or At You
Um + Siad	About or At + Them	Umpu	About or At Them
Roimh + Mé	Before + Me	Romham	Before Me
Roimh + Tu	Before + You	Romhat	Before You
Roimh + Sé	Before + Them	Roimhe	Before Them
Roimh + Sí	Before + Her	Roimpi	Before Her
Roimh + Sinn	Before + Us	Romhainn	Before Us
Roimh + Sibh	Before + You	Romhaibh	Before You
Roimh + Siad	Before + Them	Rompu	Before Them
Thar + Mé	Above/ or Beyond + Me	Tharam	Above or Beyond Me
Thar + Tu	Above or Beyond + You	Tharat	Above or Beyond You
Thar + Sé	Above or Beyond + Him	Thairis	Above or Beyond Him
Thar + Sí	Above or Beyond + Her	Thairsti	Above or Beyond Her
Thar + Sinn	Above or Beyond + Us	Tharainn	Above or Beyond Us
Thar + Sibh	Above or Beyond + You	Tharaibh	Above or Beyond You
Thar + Siad	Above or Beyond + Them	Tharstu	Above or Beyond Them

Example Sentences

Irish Sentences	English Translations
Tá foirmeacha pearsanta na n-ainmfhocal sa leabhar seo.	There are personal forms of nouns in this book.
Ba mhaith liom suí ar an gcapall áirithe seo.	I want to sit on this particular horse.
Ba mhaith liom cónaí sa teach mór.	I want to live in this mansion.
Cuir an leabhar ar an mbord le do thoil.	Please put the book on the table.
Is féidir leat suí ar mo lap.	You can sit on my lap.
Is féidir leat marcaíocht ar an rothar seo.	You can ride on this bike.
Tá mé i mo theach.	I am at my home.
An bhfuil tú san oifig?	Are you in the office?
an bhfuil an cat istigh?	is the cat inside?
An bhfuil tú thuas an sliabh?	Are you above the mountain?
Ní mór duit dul suas ar an taobh deas.	You need to go up on the right side.

Wrapping Up

Now you know about several ways to use different Irish prepositions. Celtic languages are not easy to learn, but the Ling app makes it a piece of cake for you. You start learning Irish using little words with Irish vowels and consonants and then move on to learning a small sentence in Irish. Each blog post has a worthy lesson for you to learn a lot from. You can have access to both the videos and written blog posts. Feel free to check out Irish Cooking Utensils Vocabulary and Easy Irish Business Vocabulary.

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