"Bisy sȳz hontes issa."

Translation: This is a good bird.

[NelsonColin]

"This is a good bird" is not correct?

[NelsonColin]

Sorry, I meant "This bird is good" is not correct?

[Joel__W]

No, that would be Bisys hontes sȳz issa. It's the difference between the noun form (substantive) of the adjective, and the adjective itself. In other words "this one* vs. "this".

[chaered]

I though adjectives could follow nouns for emphasis -- so couldn't "Bisys hontes sȳz issa" also mean "This is a good bird"? Compare another entry in this lesson, which translates ""Is that the happy bird?" as "Kony hontes kirine issa?" (not "...kirine hontes...").