is + Noun

Classifying with the Copula

Level 1

Use the copula to classify someone or something: Is múinteoir mé. This pattern differs from tá plus an adjective or location.

How It Works

Use the copula to classify someone or something: Is múinteoir mé. This pattern differs from tá plus an adjective or location.

In this classification frame the copula is comes before the category noun, and the person classified comes afterward. Irish does not insert an indefinite article before múinteoir. Definite identifications, such as naming the teacher, use a different copular frame.

Examples (3)

  1. Is múinteoir mé.

    I am a teacher.

  2. Is dochtúir í.

    She is a doctor.

  3. Is dalta é.

    He is a pupil.

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is + NounLevel 1Classifying with the Copula

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