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:''She is tall.'' | :''She is tall.'' | ||
Predicate nouns are negated by placing ''déar'' /deːl/ 'there is no' in front of the predicate noun | Predicate nouns are negated by placing ''déar'' /deːl/ 'there is no' in front of the predicate noun. | ||
Predicate adjectives are negated by placing ''ní (h)'' in front of the | Predicate adjectives are negated by placing ''ní (h)'' in front of the adjective: | ||
:'''''Ní h-aonan ú cua ní sheolacht hú.''''' | :'''''Ní h-aonan ú cua ní sheolacht hú.''''' | ||
:''I don't do it because it's not legal.'' | :''I don't do it because it's not legal.'' | ||