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===Inflected prepositions=== As in other modern [[Celtic languages]], Breton pronouns are fused into preceding prepositions to produce a sort of [[inflected preposition]]. Below are some examples in Breton, [[Cornish language|Cornish]], [[Welsh language|Welsh]], [[Irish language|Irish]], [[Scottish Gaelic]], and [[Manx language|Manx]], along with English translations. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! Breton ! Cornish ! Welsh ! Irish ! Scottish Gaelic ! Manx ! English |- | {{interlinear|lang=br|ul levr zo '''ganin'''|a book is '''with-me'''|}} | {{lang|kw|yma lyver '''genev'''}} | {{lang|cy|mae llyfr '''gennyf'''}} | {{lang|ga|tá leabhar '''agam'''}} | {{lang|gd|tha leabhar '''agam'''}} | {{lang|gv|ta lioar '''aym'''}} | I have a book |- | {{interlinear|lang=br|un died zo '''ganit'''|a drink is '''with-you.SG'''|}} | {{lang|kw|yma diwes '''genes'''}} | {{lang|cy|mae diod '''gennyt'''}} | {{lang|ga|tá deoch '''agat'''}} | {{lang|gd|tha deoch '''agad'''}} | {{lang|gv|ta jough '''ayd'''}} | you have a drink |- | {{interlinear|lang=br|un urzhiataer zo '''gantañ'''|a computer is '''with-him'''|}} | {{lang|kw|yma jynn-amontya '''ganso'''}} | {{lang|cy|mae cyfrifiadur '''ganddo'''}} | {{lang|ga|tá ríomhaire '''aige'''}} | {{lang|gd|tha coimpiutair '''aige'''}} | {{lang|gv|ta co-earrooder '''echey'''}} | he has a computer |- | {{interlinear|lang=br|ur bugel zo '''ganti'''|a child is '''with-her'''|}} | {{lang|kw|yma flogh '''gensi'''}} | {{lang|cy|mae plentyn '''ganddi'''}} | {{lang|ga|tá leanbh '''aici'''}} | {{lang|gd|tha leanabh '''aice'''}} | {{lang|gv|ta lhiannoo '''eck'''}} | she has a child |- | {{interlinear|lang=br|ur cʼharr zo '''ganimp'''|c1=(or '{{lang|br|ganeomp}}')|a car is '''with-us'''|}} | {{lang|kw|yma karr '''genen'''}} | {{lang|cy|mae car '''gennym'''}} | {{lang|ga|tá gluaisteán / carr '''againn'''}} | {{lang|gd|tha càr '''againn'''}} | {{lang|gv|ta gleashtan / carr '''ain'''}} | we have a car |- | {{interlinear|lang=br|un ti zo '''ganeocʼh'''|a house is '''with-you.PL'''|}} | {{lang|kw|yma chi '''genowgh'''}} | {{lang|cy|mae tŷ '''gennych'''}} | {{lang|ga|tá teach '''agaibh'''}} | {{lang|gd|tha taigh '''agaibh'''}} | {{lang|gv|ta thie '''eu'''}} | you have a house |- | {{interlinear|lang=br|arcʼhant zo '''ganto'''|c1=(or '{{lang|br|gante}}')|money is '''with-them'''|}} | {{lang|kw|yma mona '''gansa'''}} | {{lang|cy|mae arian '''ganddynt'''}} | {{lang|ga|tá airgead '''acu'''}} | {{lang|gd|tha airgead '''aca'''}} | {{lang|gv|ta argid '''oc'''}} | they have money |} In the examples above the [[Goidelic languages]] (Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx) use the preposition meaning ''at'' to show possession, whereas the [[Brittonic languages]] use ''with''. The Goidelic languages, however, do use the preposition ''with'' to express "belong to" (Irish {{lang|ga|is liom an leabhar}}, Scottish {{lang|gd|is leam an leabhar}}, Manx {{lang|gv|s'lhiams yn lioar}}, The book belongs to me). The Welsh examples are in [[literary Welsh morphology#Prepositions|literary Welsh]]. The order and preposition may differ slightly in [[colloquial Welsh morphology#Prepositions|colloquial Welsh]] (Formal {{lang|cy|mae car gennym}}, North Wales {{lang|cy|mae gynnon ni gar}}, South Wales {{lang|cy|mae car gyda ni}}).
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