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1 pronoun subject of verbmuid  c m usinn  c m u
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muid  c m usinn  c m uwe're here táimid anseowe don't drink coffee ní ólaimid caifewe didn't fall níor thiteamarwe'll come back tiocfaimid ar aiswe'd buy a car cheannóimis carrwe ate it, didn't we? d'itheamar é, nár ith?'Did we win?' 'We did.' 'Ar bhuamar?' 'Bhuaigh.'
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muid  c m usinn  c m uwe're forwards is tosaithe muid, tosaithe is ea sinnif we were teachers dá mba mhúinteoirí muid, dá mba mhúinteoirí sinn'Are we the winners?' 'We are.' 'An muid na buaiteoirí?' 'Is muid.''Are we not experts?' 'We are.' 'Nach saineolaithe muid?' 'Is ea.'
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we don't care is cuma linnwe had no money ní raibh aon airgead againnwe'll need time beidh am ag teastáil uainn, beidh am de dhíth orainn'Will we succeed?' 'We will, of course.' 'An éireoidh linn?' 'Éireoidh, cinnte.'
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muid  c m usinn  c m uwe got injured gortaíodh muid, gortaíodh sinnwe'll be disqualified dícháileofar muid, dícháileofar sinnwe were caught rugadh orainnwe'd be told déarfaí linn
2 pronoun emphatic, comparativemuidne  c m usinne  c m u
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muidne  c m usinne  c m uwe're ready táimidne réidhwe'll do it déanfaimidne éwe wouldn't wait ní fhanfaimisnewe and you are going táimidne agus sibhse ag dul, táimid féin agus sibh féin ag dul'Who won?' 'We did.' 'Cé a bhain?' 'Muidne.'; 'Cé a bhuaigh?' 'Sinne.'
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muidne  c m usinne  c m uwe're forwards is tosaithe muidne, tosaithe is ea sinneif we were teachers dá mba mhúinteoirí muidne, dá mba mhúinteoirí sinne'Who are the captains?' 'We are.' 'Cé hiad na captaein?' 'Muidne.''Are you experts?' 'We are.' 'An saineolaithe sibhse?' 'Is ea.'we're Team B muidne Foireann B
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we had no money ní raibh aon airgead againnewe'll need help beidh cabhair ag teastáil uainne, beidh cuidiú de dhíth orainne'Will we succeed as well?' 'We will, of course.' 'An éireoidh linne freisin?' 'Éireoidh, cinnte.'
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muidne  c m usinne  c m uwe got injured gortaíodh muidne, gortaíodh sinnewe'll be nominated instead of you ainmneofar muidne in bhur n-áitsewe were caught too rugadh orainne fostawe'd be told then déarfaí linne ansin
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3 pronoun formal usage after 'be'muid  c m usinn  c m uit is we is muid atá ann, is sinn atá annit was we who won ba muid a bhuaigh
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muidne  c m usinne  c m uit is we muidne atá ann, sinne atá annit was we who won muidne a bhuaigh, sinne a bhuaigh
4 determiner speaker as part of groupmuidne  c m usinne  c m uas we Irish understand well mar a thuigimidne, na hÉireannaigh, go maithwe three spent a week there chaith an triúr againne seachtain annwe locals must stand together caithfimidne, muintir na háite, seasamh le chéile

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