Adjacent Identical Pronouns
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2025 2:10 pm
Halò a h-uile duine,
I have a usage question about pronouns, specifically when the subject and object pronouns are the same and appear next to each other in a sentence.
Mar eisimpleir: "Canaidh i i." (She will say it.)
I understand that this construction is grammatically correct, but it feels a bit awkward stylistically. I’m curious how more fluent speakers tend to handle this in natural speech.
Do speakers usually:
*avoid the double pronoun by using a noun instead?
*use 'sin' or 'seo' instead (Canaidh i sin)?
*rephrase with a verbal noun (Bidh i ga ràdh)?
*or is 'Canaidh i i' actually common and unremarkable in everyday usage?
I’d really appreciate any insight into what sounds most natural in practice.
Mòran taing!
I have a usage question about pronouns, specifically when the subject and object pronouns are the same and appear next to each other in a sentence.
Mar eisimpleir: "Canaidh i i." (She will say it.)
I understand that this construction is grammatically correct, but it feels a bit awkward stylistically. I’m curious how more fluent speakers tend to handle this in natural speech.
Do speakers usually:
*avoid the double pronoun by using a noun instead?
*use 'sin' or 'seo' instead (Canaidh i sin)?
*rephrase with a verbal noun (Bidh i ga ràdh)?
*or is 'Canaidh i i' actually common and unremarkable in everyday usage?
I’d really appreciate any insight into what sounds most natural in practice.
Mòran taing!