I'm sure this is a basic question but I need some help none-the-less.

i = in

sa = in

Ta me i mo chonai i ..... Literally, I am in my living in

Ta si sa chistin.....She is in the kitchen.

What's the difference in usage? Why "i" in one place and "sa" in another?

Also, in the phrase "tar isteach" is "isteach" a contraction involving "i" and "teach" or is it a word in and of itself?

Please pardon the paucity of fadas. My computer isn't grasping the concept of cut and paste, tonight.

Go raibh mo agat.

James

You use "sa" when you use the definate article, and "sna" for the plural.

Le meas,
Larry

Dia Dhuit a James,
Bhuel,

"i" = in (adds an urú)
"in" = in (before a vowel: a e i o u OR f followed by a vowel)
"sa"(i + an) = in THE (adds a h)
"san" = in THE (before a vowel: a e i o u OR f followed by a vowel)
"sna"(i + na) = in THE (for a plural)

Colm.

Easy enough. Thanks to you both.

James