"Feicim an madra is salaí."

Translation: I see the dirtiest dog.

[MalcolmZed]

Might be Pol's dog. Ever since he left his wife to become president of Ireland, he only has time to wash the cat, thus the dog tends to get neglected...

[EileanoirCM]

Feck him!

[Evelyn855094]

That's funnier than I want to admit...

[Ballygawley]

Apparently you wouldn't put the comparative form into a separate plural shape?

I assume:

Feicim na madraí salacha = I see the dirty dogs

but:

Feicim na mdraí is salaí = I see the dirtiest dogs

http://www.teanglann.ie/en/gram/salach

[scilling]

That’s right — comparative adjectives are not declined for number.

[vera_jimull]

Very helpful, go raibh maith agaibh!

[birgit72635]

I have learnt salach means dirty in English. Why is salach now turned into salaí ?

[SatharnPHL]

"salach" still means "dirty". But this sentence doesn't use the word "dirty", it uses "dirtiest", which is "is salaí".

[ZoneDog1]

An bhfuil tusa ag labhairt liomsa? An bhfuil tusa, ag labhairt liomsa? Is mise an t-aon duine anseo. An bhfuil tusa ag labhairt liomsa?

[RichardMik2]

Why does she have to put so much emphasis on feicim?O.o

[JD.Hogan-Davies]

I can't help but here Father Jack's voice superimposed on "feicim."

[MeganMcGui10]

So just confirming, the word salaí negates the use of 'níos'?

[Cait48]

Níos salai = dirtier
Is salaí = dirtiest

You wouldn't be wanting to put both níos and is into the same phrase.

[F1tz]

excellent thanks!

[RichardMik2]

No. is negates the use of níos.

[DominicCol12]

Superlatives like dirtiest or nicest etc have always" Is" before the word and comparatives like dirtier or nicer always have nios before the word.Check out the Tips and notes.I print them out because I could never at this stage of my learning remember the rules

[KathyWinte5]

Thank you all. I believe I might see the light.

[NiallMacGi]

Léim an Mhadaidh, baile is ea é i gContae Dhoire

[Kelan585200]

Filthiest not accepted ??

[SatharnPHL]

salach means "dirty".
http://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fgb/salach

brocach, cáidheach, dubh salach, fíorshalach, and lofa are some of the ways you can say "filthy".

https://www.focloir.ie/ga/dictionary/ei/filthy