bean mhaith

Feminine Adjective Lenition

Level 1

A feminine singular common-case noun normally lenites a following adjective: bean mhaith. The adjective after tá is not governed by this noun-phrase rule.

How It Works

A feminine singular common-case noun normally lenites a following adjective: bean mhaith. The adjective after tá is not governed by this noun-phrase rule.

Here maith belongs inside the feminine noun phrase bean mhaith. That noun-phrase relationship causes lenition. Compare Tá an bhean maith, where maith is a predicate after bí and does not receive the same automatic lenition.

Examples (3)

  1. Is bean mhaith í.

    She is a good woman.

  2. Tá fuinneog mhór anseo.

    There is a large window here.

  3. Feicim cathair bheag.

    I see a small city.

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bean mhaithLevel 1Feminine Adjective Lenition

Learn This First

Identify an adjective inside a noun phrase before applying feminine lenition. Recognize the initial change triggered on the attributive adjective.