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===Sentence phrase=== | ===Sentence phrase=== | ||
====Predicate nouns and adjectives==== | ====Predicate nouns and adjectives==== | ||
{{PAGENAME}} is zero-copula, like Hebrew. | {{PAGENAME}} is zero-copula, like Hebrew. A predicate adjective is placed before the subject, and the pronoun is used. However, a predicate noun has the "logical subject" placed after the preposition ''de, d'-''. | ||
:'''''Zodhma | :'''''Zodhma de chathar.''''' | ||
:''A flower is a plant.'' | :''A flower is a plant.'' | ||
:'''''Zodhma | :'''''Zodhma diú.''''' | ||
:''It's a plant.'' | :''It's a plant.'' | ||
Similarly for definite nouns as subjects, though the pronoun is not mandatory in this case: | Similarly for definite nouns as subjects, though the pronoun is not mandatory in this case: | ||
:'''''Zodhma | :'''''Zodhma den chathar.''''' | ||
:''The flower is a plant.'' | :''The flower is a plant.'' | ||
:'''''Árd (hí) | :'''''Árd (hí) an gcamhna.''''' | ||
:''The woman is tall.'' | :''The woman is tall.'' | ||
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