Scottish Gaelic word

nan

particle

nan means “if” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a particle.

nan in context

Tha iad ag ithe nan ùbhlan aca.

They are eating their apples.

'S cha tèid a glòir air chall, dh'aindeòin gò is mì-run mòr nan Gall.

Her glory will not be lost, despite the deceit and great malice of the Lowlanders.

Is i Gàidhlig an aon chànain am beul nam bàrd 's nan èisg.

Gaelic is the only language in the mouths of bards and fish.

Tha na h-oileanaich seo nan Coirèanaich.

Those students are Korean.

Gheibh thu leabhar innteanach ma thig thu do Chomhairle nan Leabhraichean!

You will get an interesting book if you go to Comhairle nan Leabhraichean.

verbal particle before a verbal noun, forming the continuous (tha mi ag ithe = I am eating)

contraction of is

Form of an used before the consonants b-

Form of bu used before vowels and fh-

past/conditional of is

cha

negative verb particle: not

him

nam

Form of nan used before the consonants b-

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