The Copula

At the Learning of Irish · Nov 4, 2026 · 10m · transcript

HOW TO USE AN CHOPAIL (the copula) in IRISH as Gaeilge | Gaeilge I mo Chroí

4 Structures to Understand the Copula | Irish Sentence Structure: 2 | An Spideog

Copula

The copula is the other way to use the verb to be.

You’re already familiar with it in phrases like:

· Is maith liom, is fearr liom, is as … mé

Simply put, the copula can be a way of connecting two nouns, where tá is used with adjectives.

· Is fear mé – I am a man. “I” and “man” are the two nouns/things being connected/equated.

o As opposed to this phrase using tá: Tá an fear mór – the man is big. Tá is used to help describe the…