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Copular Comparative Judgments

Level 6

Copular patterns express evaluations such as Is fearr é seo ná é sin. They differ from descriptive bí plus comparative phrases.

How It Works

Copular patterns express evaluations such as Is fearr é seo ná é sin. They differ from descriptive bí plus comparative phrases.

A copular comparison evaluates one item against another using an adjective's comparative form. Is fearr é seo ná é sin compares the two items directly. A le phrase can identify the person whose preference is expressed, as in Is fearr liom tae ná caife.

Examples (3)

  1. Is fearr é seo ná é sin.

    This is better than that.

  2. Is mó an teach seo ná an teach sin.

    This house is bigger than that house.

  3. Is fearr liom tae ná caife.

    I prefer tea to coffee.

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is ... náLevel 6Copular Comparative Judgments

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Use comparative stems inside a copular evaluation or preference.

Words in This Pattern

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