He put his coat on (‘around him’)
Chuir e a chòta uime
At A1 level, we learned that we can use cuir air to say 'put on' and cuir de to say 'take off'.
There is another preposition that we could use with the verb put to say 'put on': mu .
The preposition mu (about, around) works with the pronouns in the same way we learned before.
mu + mi | umam | about me |
mu + thu | umad | about you |
mu + e | uime | about it |
mu + i | uimpe | about i |
mu + sinn | umainn | about us |
mu + sibh | umaibh | about you (polite, pl) |
mu + iad | umpa | about them |
and with emphasis:
mu + mise | umamsa | about me |
mu + thusa | umadsa | about you |
mu + esan | uimesan | about him |
mu + ise | uimpese | about her |
mu + sinne | umainne | about us |
mu + sibhse | umaibhse | about you (polite, pl) |
mu + iadsan | umpasan | about them |
DÈ DO BHEACHD? | WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Why don't you have a go at this task! If you have a Gaelic–speaking friend, you could do this together. It will be fun—siuthad!
An do chuir thu còta umad madainn an–diugh?
Did you put on a coat this morning?
Dè seòrsa aodaich a chuir thu umad an–diugh?
What kind of clothes did you wear today?
Ma tha clann agad, an cuir iad fhèin an còtaichean umpa no am feum thusa an còtaichean a chur umpa?
If you have children, do they put their coats on themselves or do you have to put them on?