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amod: adjectival modifier

An adjectival modifier of an NP is any adjectival phrase that serves to modify the meaning of the NP.

Examples

Descriptive adjectives

tíortha forbathadeveloped countries’

bláthanna bánglaswhite or green flowers’

Indefinite adjectives

Baineann na prionsabail chéanna leis ‘The same principles apply’

daoine áirithecertain people’

Ordinal numbers

19ú haois19th century’

mac léinn ar choláistí ar an dara nó ar an tríú leibhéal ‘students of second- or third-level colleges’

Adjectives acting adverbially

Despite having the POS tag ADJ, adjectives can act adverbially when preceded by the particle go (labelled mark:prt) as shown below.

Rith sé go mall. He ran slowly.

Tháinig sé ‘na bhaile go minic chuig a mháthair. He often came home to his mother.


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