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Predicate adjectives are negated by placing ''ní (h)'' in front of the adjective: | Predicate adjectives are negated by placing ''ní (h)'' in front of the adjective: | ||
:'''''Ní | :'''''Ní haonan 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.'' | ||
The construction ''laidh'' + subject + adjective may also be used in literary writing. | |||
===Predicative nouns=== | ===Predicative nouns=== | ||