do
Your and Lenition
Possessive do means your for one addressee and normally lenites: do mhála. Distinguish it from the preposition do.
How It Works
Possessive do means your for one addressee and normally lenites: do mhála. Distinguish it from the preposition do.
Possessive do addresses one person and stands directly before the possessed noun. Like mo, it normally triggers lenition. The identical spelling do can also be a preposition meaning to or for, so identify the word's job in the whole sentence.
Examples (3)
- Seo do mhála.
This is your bag.
- Tá do chóta anseo.
Your coat is here.
- Cá bhfuil do bhád?
Where is your boat?
How It Connects
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Compare the singular addressee's possessive with the parallel my construction.
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