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2. With is to denote possession:
| Is liomsa é. | It is my own. It belongs to me. |
| Cia leis iad? | Who owns them? |
3. With is and adjectives to denote “in the opinion of:”
| Is fiú liom é. | I think it worth my while. |
| Do b’ ḟada leis. | He thought it long. |
4. To denote instrument or means:
| Briseaḋ an ḟuinneóg le cloiċ. | The window was broken by a stone. |
| Fuair sé bás leif an ocras. | He died of hunger. |
| Losgaḋ le teiniḋ é. | He was burned with fire. |
5. After verbs or expressions of motion:
| Amaċ leis, | Out (he went). |
| Siar liḃ! | Stand back! |
| D’ imṫiġ sí léiṫi, | She departed. |
6. With verbs of touching; behaviour towards; saying to; listening to; selling to; paying to; waiting for:
| Éist liom, | Listen to me. |
| Bainim le, | I touch. |
| Laḃraim le, | I speak to. |
| Ḋíolas an ḃó leis, | I sold the cow to him. |
| Ná fan liom, | Do not wait for me. |
