could use an indirect relative with a resumptive pronoun: (56) "the priest whom the woman kissed" (lit. "the priest that the woman kissed him") Wh-questions A wh-question begins with a word such as "who, what, how, when, where, why" etc. In Irish, such questions are constructed as relative clauses, in that they can be constructed as either direct or indirect. Direct relative wh-questions Questions with "who, what, how many, which, when" are constructed as direct relative clauses. (57a) "When did it happen?" (57b) "Who did it?" (57c) "What did you get?" (57d) "How many miles did you walk?" (57e) "Which is more expensive, meat or fish?" Indirect relative wh-questions Questions with prepositions (i.e. "on what?, with whom?") and questions with "why?" and "where?" are constructed as indirect relative clauses. (58a) "Who has the money?" (lit. "who at him is the money") (58b) "What did you lift the car with?" (lit. "what with it did you lift the car") (58c) "Why did you hit him?" (58d) "Where did you see the woman?" Clauses introduced by "how" There are two words for "how" in Irish: the word takes the direct relative clause, the phrase takes the indirect. (59a) "How did it happen?" (59b) "How does that concern you?/What business is that of yours?" Complementary subordinate clauses in the form of a relative clause Some complements in Irish take the form of a relative, in that they end in the relative particle ; both direct and indirect relative are found. Direct (60a) "When I was young, I lived in Donegal." (60b) "She will call as soon as she gets home." (60c) "He was crying while he was talking to me." (60d) "Then a melody was played, as one often did ." (60e) "He moved his head as if he were playing music." (60f) "You may hold it as long as you are careful with it." Indirect (61a) "Look for them where you put them." (61b) "Stay where you are!" (61c) "By the time he came, they were all sold out." (61d) "I will tell him that as soon as I see him." (61e) "She left it as it was." External links Gramadach na Gaeilge - by Lars Bräsicke Syntax