HeyRuaHow “i gcoinne” works
The noun after i gcoinne goes into the genitive, the same way it does after a noun: Tá mé i gcoinne an smaoinimh sin.
i gcoinneagainst
+an smaoineamhthe thought
=i gcoinne an smaoinimhagainst the thought
“I gcoinne” with me, you, him, her, us, them
With a pronoun the noun inside the preposition takes a possessive instead of the genitive: i mo choinne, against me.
| Irish | Meaning |
|---|---|
| i mo choinne | against me |
| i do choinne | against you |
| ina choinne | against him |
| ina coinne | against her |
| inár gcoinne | against us |
| in bhur gcoinne | against you (plural) |
| ina gcoinne | against them |
“I gcoinne” in a sentence
Tá mé i gcoinne an smaoinimh sin.
I am against that idea.
D'imir siad i gcoinne na Gaillimhe.
They played against Galway.
Bhí gach duine ina choinne.
Everyone was against him.
Other compound prepositions
ar feadhfor (a length of time), throughoutgo ceannfor the next, until the end ofi gceannin (a time from now), at the end oftar éisafteri ndiaidhafter, behindar sonfor the sake of, on behalf of, forthar ceannon behalf ofin aghaidhagainst, perin ionadinstead of, in place ofde réiraccording tode bharrbecause of, as a result ofmar gheall arbecause of, on account of
I gcoinne in Irish: the questions people ask
What does i gcoinne mean in Irish?
i gcoinne means against: Tá mé i gcoinne an smaoinimh sin. I am against that idea.
Does i gcoinne take the genitive?
Yes. The noun after i gcoinne is in the genitive case: Tá mé i gcoinne an smaoinimh sin. The noun with the article is an smaoineamh, and after i gcoinne it becomes an smaoinimh.
How do you say against me, him and them with i gcoinne?
i mo choinne (against me), i do choinne (against you), ina choinne (against him), ina gcoinne (against them).