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'''Conjunctive form'''
'''Conjunctive form'''
The conjunctive form is used when the subject follows the verb. Standard Irish sentence structure is Verb Subject Object or VSO. Forms corresponding to the non-standard pronouns above include ''Siú'' and ''Duí''
The conjunctive form is used when the subject follows the verb. Standard Irish sentence structure is Verb Subject Object or VSO. Forms corresponding to the non-standard pronouns above include ''Siú'' and ''Duí''


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'''Disjunctive form'''
'''Disjunctive form'''
The disjunctive form is used when the pronoun isn't the subject or the subject pronoun doesn't follow the verb. Forms corresponding to the non-standard pronouns above include ''Iú'' and ''Dhuí"
Examples:
''Is dalta iú'' or "they are a student"
''Is duine dhuí'' or "they are a person"
''Buailim mé iú'' or "I hit them"
''Buailim mé dhuí'' or "I hit them"
'''Emphatic form'''
Emphatic form is used to emphasize pronouns and is similar to the English use of italics to give words a bit more weight. Conjunctive and Disjunctive forms exist within the Emphatic form. Forms for the nonstandard pronouns include ''Suisa'' and ''Duísean'' (emphatic conjunctive) and ''Uisa'' and ''Dhuísean'' (emphatic disjunctive).
Examples:
''Is dhuísean!'' or "It's ''them''
''Is suisa!'' or "It's ''them''




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