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Rh (f) When a simple adjective follows the verb “to be” in English, either or  may be employed in translating, as,


 * Honey is sweet, or.
 * He is strong, or.

The beginning of a sentence is naturally the place of greatest prominence, and is usually occupied in Irish by the verb. When, however, any idea other than that contained in the verb is to be emphasised, it is placed immediately after the verb, and the rest of the sentence is thrown into the relative form.

For example, “We went to Derry yesterday,” would be generally translated: : but it may also take the following forms according to the word emphasised.

The Verb is then used.