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====Predicate nouns and adjectives==== | ====Predicate nouns and adjectives==== | ||
{{PAGENAME}} is zero-copula, like Hebrew. A predicate adjective is placed before the subject, and the pronoun is used. On the other hand, a predicate noun has the "logical subject" placed after the preposition ''de, d'-''. | {{PAGENAME}} is zero-copula, like Hebrew. A predicate adjective is placed before the subject, and the copula pronoun is used. On the other hand, a predicate noun has the "logical subject" placed after the preposition ''de, d'-''. | ||
:'''''Zodhma de chathar.''''' | :'''''Zodhma de chathar.''''' | ||
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:''It's a plant.'' (lit. ''A plant is in it.'') | :''It's a plant.'' (lit. ''A plant is in it.'') | ||
When the subject is a definite noun, the pronoun is not mandatory with predicative adjectives: | |||
:'''''Árd (hí) an gcamhna.''''' | :'''''Árd (hí) an gcamhna.''''' | ||