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"My brother is big but my father is small."
Translation:Tá mo dheartháir mór ach tá m'athair beag.
July 23, 2015
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CobaltOakTree
1917
I see. I was hoping it'd simply turn into "My brother is big but my father small". Thanks!
In the simplest sentences you use is with "noun=noun" sentences, and you use tá with "noun=adjective" sentences. (that's a gross oversimplification, but it's the starting point).
"big" and "small" are adjectives in this sentence.
(It is possible to use beag as a noun, but that's not really relevant in this case).
miax101
83
So I can't keep track: do adjectives ever lenite after a lenited possessed noun? So if 'dheartháir' is lenited because of 'mo,' is there ever a case where the adjective would also be lenited? Does it depend on gender?