Circled by the sun
Mu iadh a' ghrian
We saw the simple preposition mu (about) in Cuspair 8, and we learned its prepositional pronouns there.
Let's look at them again here and learn a new verb: iadh, which can be used with mu.
Complete this table with the prepositional pronouns with mu that we saw in Cuspair 8 .
| mu + mi | umam |
| mu + thu | |
| mu + e | |
| mu + i | |
| mu + sinn | |
| mu + sibh | |
| mu + iad |
| mu + mi | umam |
| mu + thu | umad |
| mu + e | uime |
| mu + i | uimpe |
| mu + sinn | umainn |
| mu + sibh | umaibh |
| mu + iad | umpa |
Why don't you have a go at this task! If you have a Gaelic–speaking friend, you could do this together. If you don't—no problem—you can have double the fun!
Have a short conversation here, starting with these questions:
The verb iadh is used with mu to talk about what is around, round or about something.
You can hear them in saying and in songs:
Let's have look at this verb then.
| Iadh! | circle, enclose, encompass! | ag iadhadh | encircling, enclosing | |||
| CAITHTE | TEACHDAIL | CUMHACH | CAITHTE FULANGACH | TEACHDAIL FULANGACH |
| An do dh'iadh? | An iadh? | An iadhadh? | An do dh'iadhadh? | An iadhar? |
| Nach do dh'iadh? | Nach iadh? | Nach iadhadh? | Nach do dh'iadhadh? | Nach iadhar? |
| Dh'iadh | Iadhaidh | Dh'iadhadh | Dh'iadhadh | Iadhar |
| Cha do dh'iadh | Chan iadh | Chan iadhadh | Cha do dh'iadhadh | Chan iadhar |
An saoghal mun iadh a' ghrian (the world around which the sun circles) is used in the same way that 'the whole wide world' is used in English.
But, as we all know, the sun does not circle the Earth!
It is the planets that circle the sun.
The sun around which planets circle!