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How to say I have
Use tá and agam for possession. Occasionally, tá and orm
Tá súile gorma agam I have blue eyes, literally "(There) are tá blue eyes at me agam"
Tá gruaig fhionn orm I have fair hair, literally "There is tá fair hair on me orm.

Tá is dealt with in some detail on another page. Click on táim

Just as dom above has seven forms to express the persons so also have agam and orm.
These words are actually a combination of the prepositions do to, for; ag at and ar on with the personal pronouns mé, tú, sé, sí, sinn, sibh, siad most of which you have met above with tá.

The following tables show the forms for each of these. You should learn them by heart.

Personal Pronouns
Forainmneacha Pearsanta 		Tá ríomhaire agam
I have a computer
(There) is a computer at me 		Tá gruaig rua orm
I have red hair
(There) is red hair on me
mé
tú
sé
sí
sinn
sibh
siad		 I
You
he/it
she/it
we
you (pl)
They		 agam
agat
aige
aici
againn
agaibh
acu		 at me
at you
at him/at it (masc)
at her/at it (fem)
at us
at you
at them

 orm
ort
air
uirthi
orainn
oraibh
orthu		 on me
on you
on him/it (masc)
on her/it (fem)
on us
on you (pl)
on them
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