“Is fearr Gaeilge briste ná Béarla cliste“

Written By Jiri

“Is fearr Gaeilge briste ná Béarla cliste“ - “Broken Irish is better than clever English”

“Broken Irish is better than clever English“

Word for word break down of the seanfhocal

Is [Is]; fearr [better]; Gaeilge [Irish language]; briste [broken]; ná [than]; Béarla [English language]; cliste [clever/smart]

Variants:

“Is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste“

Gaeilge is feminine noun and when an adjective directly follows a feminine noun in the nominative singular it often takes lenition.

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