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I

1 (also

i

)
1. noun letter2. noun position in list, sequence, ranking etc3. noun CHEM symbol for iodine4. noun Roman numeral
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1 noun letterI  c m ui  c m uthe letter I an litir Ithe 'i' is missing tá an t-'i' ar lárthere's a fada on the 'i' tá síneadh fada ar an 'i' 2 noun position in list, sequence, ranking etcI  c m uAppendix I Aguisín I 3 noun CHEM symbol for iodineI  c m u 4 noun Roman numeralI  c m u → see For usage examples see A
phrases

to dot the i's and cross the t's

bailchríoch a chur ar rudaíthey want to dot every 'i' and cross every 't' ba mhaith leo nach mbeadh barr cleite isteach ná bun cleite amach ann

I

2
1 pronoun subject of verb  c m u
► (with ordinary verbs in Irish)
I'm here tá mé anseo, táim anseoI don't drink coffee ní ólaim caifeI didn't fall níor thit méI'll come back tiocfaidh mé ar aisI'd buy a car cheannóinn carrI ate it, didn't I? d'ith mé é, nár ith?Did I try? I did. Ar thriail mé? Thriail.
► (with copula in Irish)
I'm a forward tosaí is ea mé, is tosaí méI was a teacher ba mhúinteoir mé'Are you the winner?' 'I am.' 'An tú an buaiteoir?' 'Is mé.''Are you an expert?' 'I am.' 'An saineolaí thú?' 'Is ea.'
► (with verb and preposition in Irish)
I don't care is cuma liomI had no money ní raibh aon airgead agamI'll need time beidh am ag teastáil uaim, beidh am de dhíth orm'Will you succeed?' 'I will, of course.' 'An éireoidh leat?' 'Éireoidh, cinnte.'
► (in passive structures)
  c m uI got injured gortaíodh méI'll be disqualified dícháileofar méI was caught rugadh ormI'd be told déarfaí liom
2 pronoun emphatic, comparativemise  c m u
► (with ordinary verbs in Irish)
I'm ready tá mise réidh, táimse ullamhI'll do it déanfaidh mise éI wouldn't wait ní fhanfainnsehe and I are going tá seisean agus mise ag dul, tá sé féin agus mé féin ag dul'Who won?' 'I did.' 'Cé a bhuaigh?' 'Mise.'
► (with copula in Irish)
I'm a forward tosaí is ea miseI was a teacher ba mhúinteoir mise'Who's the captain?' 'I am.' 'Cé hé an captaen?' 'Mise.''Am I an expert? I am, of course!' 'An saineolaí mise? Is ea cinnte!'I'm the leader mise an ceannaire
► (with verb and preposition in Irish)
I had no money ní raibh aon airgead agamsaI'll need help beidh cabhair ag teastáil uaimse, beidh cuidiú de dhíth ormsa'Will I succeed as well? I will, of course.' 'An éireoidh liomsa freisin?' 'Éireoidh, cinnte.'
► (in passive structures)
I got injured gortaíodh miseI'll be nominated instead of you ainmneofar mise i d'áitseI was caught too rugadh ormsa fostaI'd be told then déarfaí liomsa ansin
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3 pronoun formal usagemise  c m uit is I mise atá annit was I who won mise a bhuaigh

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noun MATH square root of -1i  c m u → see I

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