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(3) The preposition gan, “without," governs the dative in the singular, but the accusative in the plural: as,
| Tá sé gan ċéill. | He is without sense. |
| Gan ár gcáirde. | Without our friends. |
603. The words timċeall (around) [1] trasna or treasna (across), cois (beside), fad (along), ċum[2] or ċun (towards), toisg (owing to), dála, dálta, and [iomṫúsa] (as to, or concerning), although really nouns, are used where prepositions are used in English. Being nouns, they are followed by the genitive case.
Ḃuail sé fad na sróine é.
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He struck him along the nose.
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An mbéiḋ tú ag dul ċum an aonaiġ i mbáraċ?
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Will you be going to (towards) the fair tomorrow?
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Do riṫ sé timċeall na h‑áite seo.
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He ran around this place.
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Do ċuadar trasna an ġuirt eorna.
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They went across the field of barley.
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For the so-called compound prepositions see par. 608, 6&c.
604. The prepositions i (in) and le (with) become ins and leis before the article: e.g., ins an leaḃar in
