About this word

This is the prepositional pronoun, first person singular, formed from the simple preposition ag, meaning at or by; mé, meaning me; and suffixed with an emphatic particle -sa.

Prepositional pronouns formed from the preposition ag

• agam: at / by me.
• agat: at / by you.
• aige: at / by him; at / by it (masculine).
• aici: at / by her; at / by it (feminine).
• againn: at / by us.
• agaibh: at / by ye (plural).
• acu: at / by them.

The same prepositional pronouns' emphatic forms

• agam-sa: at / by me.
• agat-sa: at / by you.
• aige-sean: at / by him; at / by it (masculine).
• aici-se: at / by her; at / by it (feminine).
• againn-ne: at / by us.
• agaibh-se: at / by ye (plural).
• acu-san: at / by them.

Notes

Ag is used to indicate the posession or the having of something (be it concrete or abstract; permanent or transient):

• Tá cat agam (I have a cat; literally, 'there is a cat by me').
• Tá meas acu air (they have respect for it/him; literally, 'there is respect by them on it/him').
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Ag is also used to indicate engagement in some activity:

• Ag dul (going).
• Ag ithe (eating).
• Ag ól (drinking).
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