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she

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1 pronoun subject of verb  c m uí  c m u
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  c m ushe's here tá sí anseoshe doesn't drink coffee ní ólann sí caifeshe didn't fall níor thit síshe'll come back tiocfaidh sí ar aisshe'd buy a car cheannódh sí carrshe ate it, didn't she? d'ith sí é, nár ith?'Did she call?' 'She did.' 'Ar ghlaoigh sí?' 'Ghlaoigh.'
► (with copula in Irish)
í  c m ushe's a forward tosaí is ea íshe was a teacher ba mhúinteoir í'Is she the winner?' 'She is.' 'An í an buaiteoir?' 'Is í.''Is she an expert?' 'She is.' 'An saineolaí í?' 'Is ea.'
► (with verb and preposition in Irish)
she doesn't care is cuma léishe had no money ní raibh aon airgead aicishe'll need time beidh am ag teastáil uaithi, beidh am de dhíth uirthi'Will she succeed?' 'She will, of course.' 'An éireoidh léi?' 'Éireoidh, cinnte.'
► (in passive structures)
í  c m ushe got injured gortaíodh íshe'll be disqualified dícháileofar íshe was caught rugadh uirthishe'd be told déarfaí léi
2 pronoun emphatic, comparativesise  c m uise  c m u
► (with ordinary verbs in Irish)
sise  c m ushe's ready, but I'm not tá sise réidh ach níl miseshe'll do it - not me ise a dhéanfaidh é - ní miseshe wouldn't wait ní fhanfadh siseshe and I are going tá sise agus mise ag dul, tá sí féin agus mé féin ag dul'Who won?' 'She did.' 'Cé a bhuaigh?' 'Ise.'
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ise  c m ushe's a forward tosaí is ea iseshe was a teacher ba mhúinteoir ise'Who's the captain?' 'She is.' 'Cé hé an captaen?' 'Ise.''Is she an expert?' 'She is.' 'An saineolaí ise?' 'Is ea.'she's the leader ise an ceannaire
► (with verb and preposition in Irish)
she had no money ní raibh aon airgead aiciseshe'll need help beidh cabhair ag teastáil uaithise, beidh cuidiú de dhíth uirthise'Will she succeed as well?' 'She will, of course.' 'An éireoidh léise freisin?' 'Éireoidh, cinnte.'
► (in passive structures)
ise  c m ushe got injured gortaíodh iseshe'll be nominated instead of you ainmneofar ise i d'áitseshe was caught too rugadh uirthise fostashe'd be told then déarfaí léise ansin
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3 pronoun formal usage after 'be'í  c m uit is she is í atá annit was she who won ba í a bhuaigh
► (emphatic form)
ise  c m uit is she ise atá annit was she who won ise a bhuaigh
4 pronoun female animal  c m uí  c m ushe's a sheepdog is madra caorach íshe had a calf bhí lao aici 5 pronoun any personan té  c m uan duine  c m uaon duine  c m u 6 pronoun NAUT, AERO, AUTO car, boat, plane, etcshe was lost with all hands cailleadh í féin agus a raibh ar bordshe's fairly heavy on petrol tá sí trom go leor ar pheitreal 7 pronoun country  c m uí  c m uIreland was restless and she would be for some time bhí Éire suaite agus bheadh sí amhlaidh go ceann tamaill
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8 noun femalebaineannach masc1  c m uceann baineann  c m uis the dog a he or a she? an madra fireann nó madra baineann é?is Alex a he or a she? an fear nó bean é Alex?

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