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Without me

Without me

We saw many roimhearan fillte (compound prepositions) at B1 and we learned how we use different prepositions with buadhairean sealbhach (possessive adjectives) as well.
Let’s look again at two compound prepositions here: air cùlaibh (behind) and às aonais (without).
Do you remember how these prepositions work with possessive adjectives?

AIR CÙLAIBH | BEHIND  
+ miair mo chùlaibhbehind me
+ thuair do chùlaibhbehind you
+ eair a chùlaibhbehind him/it
+ iair a cùlaibhbehind her/it
+ sinnair ar cùlaibhbehind us
+ sibhair ur cùlaibhbehind you (pl)
+ iadair an cùlaibhbehind them
ÀS AONAIS | WITHOUT  
+ miàs m’ aonaiswithout me
+ thuàs d’ aonaiswithout you
+ eàs aonaiswithout him/it
+ iàs a h–aonaiswithout her/it
+ sinnàs ar n–aonaiswithout us
+ sibhàs ur n–aonaiswithout you (pl)
+ iadàs an aonaiswithout them
GNÌOMH | EADAR–THEANGAICH

How would you translate these phrases into Gaelic?

Would you go to a party without me?
Who is sitting in the seat behind you?

Agus seo dhut na freagairtean! | And here are the answers!

An rachadh / An deigheadh tu gu pàrtaidh às m’ aonais?

Would you go to a party without me?

Cò tha na shuidhe anns an t‑suidheachan air do chùlaibh?

Who is sitting in the seat behind you?

Also remember that the genitive/possessive case must be  used with nouns that come after these compound prepositions.

A bheil gàrradh mòr air cùlaibh an taighe agaibh?

Is there a big garden behind your house?

Chaill mi na h-iuchraichean air cùlaibh nam preasan.

I lost the keys behind the bushes.

An rachadh tu dhan Chuimrigh às aonais a’ chàir agad?

Would you go to Wales without your car?