an copail (Is)

• An chopail is a verb that combines two words or two small sentences together.
• This verb gives the first part of the sentence information about the second part of the sentence.
• An chopail has a different form for each tense.
• The following are the different forms of an copail in the different tenses..

aimsir láithreach- Is                                       foirm dhiúiltach (A.L)- Ní

Aimsir chaite- Ba + h                                     foirm dhiúltach (A.C)- Níor(bh) + h

Modh coinníollach- Ba+ h                            foirm dhiúltach (M.C)- Níor(bh)+h

Examples of ‘an copail’..

• Is cailín álainn í
• Ba dhoctúir é an fear sin
• Is francach é an fear sin
• Ní cailín álainn tú
• Ba bhuacaill dathúil tú