We know that if we want to ask or answer questions about where other people worked in the past, if we’re not using their names, we need to remember to use bha and to adapt the aig and ann an prepositional pronouns.
Dè an obair a bh’ agad?
What job did you have?
Dè an obair a bh’ aice?
What job did she have?
Dè an obair a bh’ aig do mhac?
What job did your son have?
Dè an obair a bh’ aig ur nighean?
What job did your daughter have?
Dè an obair a bh’ aig Eilidh?
What job did Helen have?
‘S e dotair a bh’ annam
I was a doctor
‘S e nurs a bh’ annad
You were a nurse
‘S e neach-taic a bh’ ann
He was an assistant
‘S e cunntasair a bh’ innte
She was an accountant
‘S e neach-taic a bh’ ann an Ruairidh
Derek was an assistant
‘S e cunntasair a bh’ ann an Eilidh
Helen was an accountant.
An e cunntasair a bh’ ann an Iain?
Was John an accountant?
Chan e cunntasair a bh’ ann an Iain
John was not an accountant