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I HAVE.

As already stated there is no verb “to have” in Irish. Its place is supplied by the verb followed by the preposition. The direct object of the verb “to have” in English becomes the subject of the verb in Irish: as, I have a book. The literal translation of the Irish phrase is “a book is at me.”

This translation appears peculiar at first sight, but it is a mode of expression to be found in other languages. Most students are 