In Cuspair 3 we looked again at roimhearan fillte (compound prepositions). These are very useful for describing where something is.
ri taobh
beside, to the side of
mu choinneamh
opposite, facing
air beulaibh
in front of
os cionn
above
air cùlaibh
behind, at the back of
an dèidh
after
As we have seen, if these compound prepositions are used with a noun, the noun is usually in the possessive (genitive) case:
ri taobh na h–aibhne (f)
beside the river
os cionn an taighe (m)
above the house
air beulaibh na sgoile (f)
in front of the school
air cùlaibh a’ chlas (m)
at the back of the class
mu choinneamh a’ bhaile (m)
opposite the town
às dèidh na Colaiste (f)
after the College