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The example at the end of the video, it doesn’t appear to have an Irish question form. An cupán sasanach é? Is the question form implied by tone of voice?
Hi Robert,
This is the question form of An Chopail.
The copula, or an chopail, is how we say something is something else in Irish.
Is cupán sasanach é = It is an english cup
An cupán sasanach é? = is it an english cup?
We use this, rather than the verb to be (bí) when describing a permanent state of being.
It’s quite a complex grammatical concept and I don’t know any other languages that have it (although I’m sure they do!)
Gabrielle