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Isé an codla is feár leis.
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It is (the) sleep he likes best.
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B’ é an codla dob ḟeár leis.
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What he liked best was the sleep.
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Isé an codla dob ḟeár leis.
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Sleep is the thing he liked best.
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In the last eight phrases “is” is the statement of a GENERAL TRUTH, and suits all times, PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE. In such sentences it is usually omitted, e.g.:—
Ar meisge atá sé.
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[It is] drunk he is.
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Ag ól a ḃíoḋ sé.
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[It is] drinking he used to be.
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’Na ċodla a ḃeiḋ sé.
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[It is] asleep he will be.
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Sometimes it is introduced into the middle of the sentence in the form of “iseaḋ,” e.g.:—
Ar meisge iseaḋ atá sé.
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Drunk is what he is.
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Ag ól iseaḋ a ḃíon sé.
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Drinking is what he does be at.
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’Na ċodla iseaḋ a ḃeiḋ sé.
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Asleep is what he will be.
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Ag siúḃal iseaḋ atá sé.
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[It is] walking he is.
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Ag ruiṫ atá sé.
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[It is] running he is.
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Is agamsa atá sé.
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It is I that have it.
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Agamsa iseaḋ atá sé.
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Agamsa atá sé.
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Is fear é sin.
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That is a man.
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Fear iseaḋ é sin.
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Fear é sin.
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Isé an lá amáraċ an Doṁnaċ.
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To-morrow is Sunday. (Lit., It is to-morrow the Sunday is.)
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Amáraċ an Doṁnaċ.
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