Prepositional pronouns – le
Roimhearan riochdail - le
You might want to talk about what people like and what they dislike! As with many things in Gaelic, it’s a case of getting to grips with the correct prepositional pronoun. Check out the ones made from le (with).
| le + mi | leam | with me |
| le + thu | leat | with you |
| le + e | leis | with him / it |
| le + i | leatha | with her / it |
| le + sinn | leinn | with us |
| le + sibh | leibh | with you |
| le + iad | leotha | with them |
This gives us a whole range of sentences we can use to discuss people’s likes and dislikes.
Cha toil leat ceòl
You dislike music
Is toil leis ceòl
He likes music
Cha toil leatha ceòl
She dislikes music
Is toil leinn iomain
We like shinty
Cha toil leibh iomain
You dislike shinty
Is toil leatha ceòl
She likes music