lenar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Irish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈlʲɛnˠəɾˠ/
=== Particle ===
lenar (form used before non-past tenses lena) (used before a past tense; triggers lenition of a following consonant except in the autonomous form)
with which/whom
an buachaill lenar bhuail mé ― the boy with whom I met
==== Usage notes ====
Especially in the spoken language, it is more common to use the indirect relative particle ar with a resumptive prepositional pronoun:
an buachaill ar bhuail mé leis ― the boy with whom I met
=== Particle ===
lenar (form used before a vowel in the present/future lenarb, form used before a vowel in the past/conditional lenarbh) (used before a consonant sound; triggers lenition in the past/conditional)
with which/whom is
an fear lenar féidir labhairt le hainmhithe ― the man who can talk to animals
with which/whom was/would be
an bhean lenar dhóigh gurbh fhíor é ― the woman who believed it was true
==== Usage notes ====
Here again, it is more common, especially in the spoken language, to use the indirect relative particle ar with a resumptive prepositional pronoun:
an fear ar féidir leis a labhairt le hainmhithe ― the man who can talk to animals
an bhean ar dhóigh léi gurbh fhíor é ― the woman who believed it was true
==== Related terms ====