ag mo / do / a

Pronoun Objects of Verbal Nouns

Level 4

Possessive forms can represent the direct object of a verbal noun: ag mo bhualadh means hitting me. A prepositional verb keeps its preposition: ag cabhrú liom means helping me.

How It Works

Possessive forms can represent the direct object of a verbal noun: ag mo bhualadh means hitting me. A prepositional verb keeps its preposition: ag cabhrú liom means helping me.

A possessive element can stand for the direct object inside an ongoing verbal-noun phrase. Mo in ag mo bhualadh represents me as the person being hit. A verb that takes a prepositional complement keeps that relationship: cabhrú uses le, giving ag cabhrú liom for helping me.

Examples (3)

  1. Tá sé ag mo bhualadh.

    He is hitting me.

  2. Tá sí ag do chuardach.

    She is looking for you.

  3. Tá siad ag cabhrú liom.

    They are helping me.

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ag mo / do / aLevel 4Pronoun Objects of Verbal Nouns

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Recognize an ongoing verbal-noun phrase before representing its direct object with a possessive. Recognize possessive mutation patterns when they represent an object's person.

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