Quick Question on Use of Aig Prep Pronoun

[AlexAkimov]

Using the aig prep pronoun to indicate possession I could of course say something like:

Bidh cù eile againn a-màireach - We will have another dog tomorrow.

However, you can also say something like:

Bidh iad againn air a' mhionaid

Do you look at this second example as saying:

They will be at us (here) in a minute OR
We will have them in a minute

i.e. my question really is whether the second example is also treated as an instance of possession, or is it looked at differently?

[faoileag]

What's your context for the second one?

[AlexAkimov]

On reflection I can maybe offer an answer to my own question. Looking at these two sentences:

Bidh cù againn a-màireach
Bidh iad againn a-màireach

Structurally both are the same thing i.e. Something/someone will be at us tomorrow. Maybe the answer to my question is an old favourite, context.

Bidh cù againn a-màireach - A dog will be at us tomorrow - spoken in English: We will have a dog tomorrow
Bidh iad againn a-màireach - They will be at us tomorrow - spoken in English: They will be here tomorrow

Therefore the context defines how you actually tr*nsl*t* into English i.e. sometimes it will become possession (have), other times it won't.

[GunChleoc]

Sounds right. In a way, the dog will also have arrived when you take posession of it.