Editing Irish syntax (section)

====Indirect relative====
Indirect relative clauses begin with the eclipsing [[relativizer]] {{Lang|ga|a}} (in the preterite with leniting {{Lang|ga|ar}}); the dependent form of an irregular verb is used. The indirect relative is used to signify a genitive or the object of a preposition. In these cases, there is a [[resumptive pronoun]] in the relative clause.
*(53a) {{Lang|ga|an fear '''a''' raibh a dheirfiúr san ospidéal}} "the man whose sister was in the hospital" (lit. "the man that his sister was in the hospital")
*(53b) {{Lang|ga|an fear '''ar''' thug a iníon céad punt dó}} "the man whose daughter gave him a hundred pounds" or "the man to whom his daughter gave a hundred pounds" (lit. "the man that his daughter gave him a hundred pounds")
*(53c) {{Lang|ga|an seomra '''ar''' chodail mé ann}} "the room that I slept in" (lit. "the room that I slept in it")

The negative form of a relative clause, direct or indirect, is formed with the eclipsing relativizer {{Lang|ga|nach}}, or, before the preterite, with the leniting relativizer {{Lang|ga|nár}}.
*(54a) {{Lang|ga|Sin rud '''nach''' dtuigim.}} "That's something I don't understand." (direct)
*(54b) {{Lang|ga|bean '''nach''' bhfuil a mac ag obair}} "a woman whose son isn't working" (indirect; lit. "a woman that her son isn't working")

Sometimes a direct relative clause can be ambiguous in meaning, leaving unclear if the relative is accusative or nominative:
*(55) {{Lang|ga|an sagart '''a''' phóg an bhean}} "the priest who kissed the woman" or "the priest whom the woman kissed"
If the accusative reading is intended, one could use an indirect relative with a [[resumptive pronoun]]:
*(56) {{Lang|ga|an sagart '''ar''' phóg an bhean é}} "the priest whom the woman kissed" (lit. "the priest that the woman kissed him")