So far on my course at SMO we have done basic copula statements like:
'S e baile beag a th' ann - IT is a small village
'S e àite snog a th' ann - IT is a nice place
I'm not sure whether I missed it, or it's something we're meant to investigate, so I was just wondering how I would replace the IT with a specific instance of IT i.e. a place. My intuition would be to leave the standard copula form in place and have:
Portree is a small village > IT is a small village Portree > 'S e baile beag a th' ann am Port Righ
Stornoway is a nice place > IT is a nice place Stornoway > 'S e àite snog a th' ann an Stèornabhagh
Am I in the right ballpark?
Pòl.
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In a similar vein, is this correct:
'S e latha brèagha ann am Biggar a th' ann - It is a lovely day in Biggar
i.e. the X is a Y copula has "lovely day in Biggar" as the Y
'S e latha brèagha ann am Biggar a th' ann - It is a lovely day in Biggar
i.e. the X is a Y copula has "lovely day in Biggar" as the Y
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I'd rather say: Tha latha brèagha ann am Biggar
Oileanach chànan chuthachail
Na dealbhan agam
Na dealbhan agam
Copula Example Without It
Or if you want to practise the original structure:
's e latha brèagha a th' ann ann am Biggar (an-diugh).
Keep your 's X a th' ann (an Y) together, put place (and time) at the end.
Definition: It's a fine day. Extras: Where? When?
's e latha brèagha a th' ann ann am Biggar (an-diugh).
Keep your 's X a th' ann (an Y) together, put place (and time) at the end.
Definition: It's a fine day. Extras: Where? When?