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Rh In Irish almost every common adjective can be used both predicatively and attributively. There are, however, one or two exceptions:, bad, and , good, can never be used predicatively. If “bad” or “good” be used predicatively in the English sentence, we must use, bad, or , good, in Irish. Never say or write for “he is good,” but, &c.

The adjective is always used predicatively with. In Munster is used instead of.
 * (’Tis) many a rider (that) has gone this way.
 * (’Tis) many a rider (that) has gone this way.

ADJECTIVE USED ATTRIBUTIVELY.

(a) The Position of the Adjective.

As a general rule the adjective follows its noun in Irish: as,, a big book; , a good man.

Exceptions. A numeral adjective, whether ordinal or cardinal, when it consists of one word, always precedes its noun: as, three cows; , two hens. The interrogative, possessive, and most of the indefinite adjectives also precede their noun.

Monosyllabic adjectives are frequently placed before the noun, but then the noun and adjective form a compound noun, and consequently the initial of the noun is aspirated, when possible. This is