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Irish Gaelic: Pronouns

Pronouns in Irish take several forms, just like pronouns in any other language.

When used as the object of a verb
Singular Plural
mé (me) muid (we, us)
tú (you) sibh (you-all)
sé (he, it) siad (they)
sí (she)  
When not used as the object of a verb
Singular Plural
é (him, it) iad (them)
í (she)  

The standard forms are not stressed while talking to emphasize them. Just like other words have a special emphatic ending added to them to denote stress, the pronouns also gain a special ending.

I am fine — Tá mé go maith.
I am fine — Tá mise go maith

The emphasized pronouns are not stressed in speech either. The ending is enough to signify that they are the emphatic forms.

Emphatic forms
Singular Plural
mise (me) muidne (we, us)
tusa (you) sibhse (you-all)
seisan (he, it) siadsan, iadsan(they)
sise, ise (she)  
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