is fearr
(Redirected from is fearr le)
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /(ə)sˠˈfʲɑːɾˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /sˠaːɾˠ/[1] (as if spelled ’s fhearr with unexpected lenition)
Phrase edit
is fearr (past/conditional b'fhearr)
- to be preferable
- Is fearr bainne.
- Milk is preferable.
- B’fhearr liom bainne.
- I would prefer milk.
- Is fearr le Dónall snámh.
- Dónall prefers swimming.
Usage notes edit
The person doing the preferring may be expressed as the object of le, while the person, object, or activity preferred is expressed as the subject of the sentence (coming at the end by the normal rules of Irish syntax).
Related terms edit
- is maith le (“to like”)
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 69
