agus
standard
The Scottish Gaelic word for "and" is agus. In speech and often in writing it shrinks to is or 's.
Meaning: word that joins two things (conjunction)
Ways to say it
| Gaelic | Note |
|---|---|
| agus | standard |
| is | short form |
| 's | short form |
Agus joins words and clauses, as in cù agus cat for "a dog and a cat".
Which one should you use?
The short forms is and 's are very common in fast speech. Agus is the full form you will see in careful writing.
How does it change in a sentence?
Before a verb that has the word a' in front of it, agus works just like English "and" with no change to the words around it.
Did you know?
- Scottish Gaelic writes the short form with an apostrophe as 's, which also stands for the verb "is" in many sentences.
Examples in context
- Tha mi sgìth agus acrach.I am tired and hungry.
- Tha cù agus cat agam.I have a dog and a cat.
- Aran is ìm.Bread and butter.
Example conversation
Eilidh and Niall plan a snack in the kitchen.
- EilidhA bheil thu ag iarraidh aran agus ìm?Do you want bread and butter?
- NiallTha, agus tì.Yes, and tea.
- EilidhGlè mhath.Very good.
