is mise

Introducing and Identifying Yourself

Level 1

Is mise Nóra identifies the speaker. The emphatic pronoun supplies the link between the copula and a name.

How It Works

Is mise Nóra identifies the speaker. The emphatic pronoun supplies the link between the copula and a name.

Is mise followed by a name is a conventional way to identify yourself. The emphatic pronoun fits the identification construction and is not merely an optional English-style stress mark. Compare Is mise Nóra with the category statement Is múinteoir mé.

Examples (3)

  1. Is mise Nóra.

    I am Nóra.

  2. Is mise Seán.

    I am Seán.

  3. Is mise Máire.

    I am Máire.

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is miseLevel 1Introducing and Identifying Yourself

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Distinguish identifying yourself by name from assigning a category.

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