Caibidil a Cúig: Prepositions (Réamhfhocail)

fara = together with, beside

fara is actually a sub form of ar (Old Irish for), also fré, fre, farae
Today, fara is rare and probably most commonly in use in Munster (Alternative: in éineacht le)

Case

fara requires the dative

Initial Mutations

without article: no lenition or eclipsis
with article: no lenition or eclipsis

Combinations with the article:

fara + an: fairis an
fara + na: fairis na

Combinations with personal pronouns:

-	general	contrast form	translation
I	faram	faramsa	beside me
you	farat	faratsa	beside you
he	fairis	fairis-san	beside him
she	farae	faraese	beside her
we	farainn	farainne	beside us
you(pl.)	faraibh	faraibhse	beside you
they	faru	farusan	beside them

fre has similar forms to le: freis instead of leis
Instead of faram, farat, etc. also fara liom, fara leat, etc. is used, or completely without fara: Forms of in éineacht le
With possessive pronouns, also combined forms may occur in Munster (farana = beside his, etc.)

Use:

together with , in the company of e.g: Bhí Mícheál faru = Michael was with them
as much as , beside: fara cabhair Dé = with the help of God; punt fara do cheart = a pound more than is coming to you ("aside of that what your right ")
beside, compared to : is beag é fara a bhfuair tusa = it is little compared to that which you got , fara a bheith... = instead of being ,
fairis sin > freis sin > freisin = also,too (lit.: "beside that ")

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