What determines how you say this?

[LTrehobo]

When you say i am from

Is as Baile Átha Cliath domsa
Is as Dún na nGall dom

What causes the use of dom or domsa , is it the úru?

[Héilics Órbhuí]

The use of dom vs. domsa is simply one of emphasis. Usually it would just be “dom” but you can say “domsa” if you want to emphasize that you’re the one you’re talking about.

[LTrehobo]

awesome thank you. Bartley was saying he was from Dublin and padraig from donnegal and I couldn’t understand why

[Héilics Órbhuí]

Yeah, that makes sense. If one person says they’re from one place, the other might answer with the emphatic form to draw contrast, like in English if one person said “I’m from Boston” and the other person answered “Well, I’m from New York”.

[LTrehobo]

gotcha! thanks

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