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531. The pronoun , thou, is always used to translate the English “you” when only one person is referred to; as, How are you? Cionnas tá tú? What a man you are! Naċ tú an fear!

532. The personal pronouns, whether nominative or accusative, always come after the yerb; as, molann sé ṫú, he praises you.

533. The disjunctive forms of the personal pronouns are used immediately after the verb IS in any of its forms expressed or understood; as, is é an fear láidir é. He is a strong man. An é a fuair é? Was it he who found it? Naċ í d’ inġean í? Is she not your daughter?

534. A personal pronoun which stands for a sentence, or part of a sentence, is third person singular, masculine gender. An rud aduḃairt mé, is é adeirim arís. What I said, I repeat.

535. The accusative personal pronoun usually comes last in the sentence or clause to which it belongs: as, D’ḟág sé ar an áit sin iad. He left them at that place. Rug sé leis míle eile é. He brought it with him another mile. D’ḟágas im ḋiaiḋ é. I left it after me.

Relative Pronoun.

536. The relative particle follows its antecedent and precedes its verb: as, an fear a ċodlóċas, the man who will sleep.