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192. When “you” and “your” refer to one person, the singular words and do are used in Irish, d’aṫair, your father (when speaking to one person), ḃur n‑aṫair, your father (when speaking to more than one.)

193. Those of the above combinations which are alike in form are distinguished by the initial effect they cause in the following word; as, ó n‑a ṫiġ, from his house; ó n‑a tiġ, from her house; ó n‑a dtiġ, from their house.

194. The above combinations may take the same emphatic increase as the uncompound possessive adjectives; óm ṫiġ féin, from my own house; óm ṫiġ breáġ ṁór-sa, from my fine large house.

Demonstrative Adjectives.

195. The demonstrative adjectives are so[1], this; sin,[2] that; and úd, that or yonder.

so is frequently written seo when the vowel or consonant preceding it is slender.

These words come after the nouns they qualify, and should the noun be followed by any qualifying adjectives, so, sin or úd comes after the last qualifying adjective.

It is not enough to say fear so or bean sin for “this man” or “that woman.” The noun must

  1. Also sa, seo, or se.
  2. Also soin, sain or san.