Irish Copula

sligeanach101

Hi,

was wondering if any anyone could tell me the difference between


'An é sin an cárta dubh?' - 'S é.

and

'An é an cárta dubh é sin?' - 'S é.




And also between the following



'An é sin an cárta dubh?' - Ní hé, sin é é.

and

'An é an cárta dubh é sin?' - Ní hé, ach an cárta bán.


Thanks : )

Iwasfrozen

sligeanach101 wrote: »

Hi,

was wondering if any anyone could tell me the difference between


'An é sin an cárta dubh?' - 'S é.

and

'An é an cárta dubh é sin?' - 'S é.




And also between the following



'An é sin an cárta dubh?' - Ní hé, sin é é.

and

'An é an cárta dubh é sin?' - Ní hé, ach an cárta bán.


Thanks : )

I believe the difference relates to definitive and undefinitive article. For example

Is feirmeoir í = She is a farmer

Is í an feirmeoir í = She is the farmer.

For emphasis tere is also:

Feirmeoir is ea í = She is a farmer

But I'm only learning myself so I'm sure someone will be able to confirm or correct this.

David Webb

I think the issue is that the demonstratives go much better next to the copula in Irish: an é sin an cárta dubh? is right.