HeyRuaHow “ar nós” works
The noun after ar nós goes into the genitive, the same way it does after a noun: Rith sé ar nós na gaoithe.
ar nóslike
+an ghaoththe wind
=ar nós na gaoithelike the wind
“Ar nós” with me, you, him, her, us, them
With a pronoun the noun inside the preposition takes a possessive instead of the genitive: ar mo nós, like me.
| Irish | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ar mo nós | like me |
| ar do nós | like you |
| ar a nós | like him |
| ar a nós | like her |
| ar ár nós | like us |
| ar bhur nós | like you (plural) |
| ar a nós | like them |
“Ar nós” in a sentence
Rith sé ar nós na gaoithe.
He ran like the wind.
Déan ar mo nós é.
Do it the way I do.
Ar nós cuma liom.
Nonchalantly, as if I did not care.
Other compound prepositions
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Ar nós in Irish: the questions people ask
What does ar nós mean in Irish?
ar nós means like, in the manner of: Rith sé ar nós na gaoithe. He ran like the wind.
Does ar nós take the genitive?
Yes. The noun after ar nós is in the genitive case: Rith sé ar nós na gaoithe. The noun with the article is an ghaoth, and after ar nós it becomes na gaoithe.
How do you say like me, him and them with ar nós?
ar mo nós (like me), ar do nós (like you), ar a nós (like him), ar a nós (like them).