Brezhoneg Tri/Lesson 1

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Brezhoneg Tri/Lesson 1:Possession

You will learn

How to say "I have"
How to ask "Have you got something"

Kentell/Lesson

In English, you say the verb "to have" to say you have something.
In Breton, the literal translation is There is ___ to-me

Emañ ... din. or Emañ din ... .

Emañ - there is
din - to-me

to-me - din
to-you - dit
to-him - dezhañ
to-her - dezhi
to-us - deomp
to-you (pl.) - deoc'h
to-them - dezho

Then when placed with Emañ there is they become:

Emañ ____ din - There is ____ to me = I have ____
Emañ ____ dit - There is ____ to you = You have ____
Emañ ____ dezhañ - There is ____ to him = He has ____
Emañ ____ dezhi - There is ____ to her = She has ____
Emañ ____ deomp - There is ____ to us = We have ____
Emañ ____ deoc'h - There is ____ to you (pl.) = You (pl.) has ____
Emañ ____ dezho - There is ____ to them = they have ____

If you wish to ask Do you have? you make the form as in other questions

Eus _____ dit? - Is there ____ to you? = Do you have ____?

Skouer/Examples

Ur pluen 'zo dit? Ez eus. Emañ ur pluen din.
- Is there a pen to-you? There is. There is a pen to-me
  - Do you have a pen? Yes, I have a pen.

Poelladennoù/Exercises

Make up 5 examples of your own, using the format shown above.

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