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Here are the Gaelic pronouns and their emphatic case. The emphatic case is used to emphasise a statement or to provide a contrast.
| Pronoun | Gaelic pronoun | With emphasis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I / me | mi | mise | ||
| you | thu | thusa | ||
| he / it | e | esan | ||
| she / it | i | ise | ||
| we | sinn | sinne | ||
| you (plural / polite) | sibh | sibhse | ||
| they | iad | iadsan |
You – thu & sibh
Like other languages, Gaelic has a plural form of ‘you’, which is also used as a polite form when talking to strangers or elders.
It – e & i
Gaelic also has gendered nouns, so each object is either masculine or feminine. ‘It’ is represented as ‘e’ or ‘i’. Always check your dictionary to find out the gender of the noun.
Source
https://learngaelic.scot/grammar/greim/gg_personal_pronouns.jsp