ann am
Appearance
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Preposition
[edit]ann am ( dative, no mutation, before the definite article anns, combined with the singular definite article sa, san, combined with the plural definite article sna)
- form of ann an (“in”) used before words beginning with b, f, m or p
- ann am baile ― in a town
- ann am bàtaichean ― in boats
Usage notes
[edit]- The am does not represent the definite article in this expression and does not change before plural nouns, for "in the" see anns, sa, san, sna.
- Sometimes am (“in”) is used on its own without the ann part.
Inflection
[edit]Personal inflection of ann an | |||||||||
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Number | Person | Simple | Emphatic | ||||||
Singular | 1st | annam | annamsa | ||||||
2nd | annad | annadsa | |||||||
3rd m | ann | annsan | |||||||
3rd f | innte | inntese | |||||||
Plural | 1st | annainn | annainne | ||||||
2nd | annaibh | annaibhse | |||||||
3rd | annta | anntasan |