Contraction

1. Contraction of the preposition i with various meanings of a:
   • "in his" (triggers lenition): ina phóca "in his pocket"
   • "in her" (prefixes h- to a vowel): ina háit "in her place"
   • "in their" (triggers eclipsis): ina dteach "in their house"
   • "in which" (triggers eclipsis, takes the dependent form of irregular verbs): ina bhfuil sé "in which he is"

Particle

1. question marker for yes/no questions. It is always placed after the first word in the sentence. If the first word ends in a consonant, use the particle ina; if it ends in a vowel, use na.

   • da-gimiwan ina? — Is it going to rain?
   • Giwiisin ina? — Are you eating?
   • but: Gigii-anokii na bijiinaago? — Did you work yesterday?