• We use the words níos [adjective] ná to make a comparison between people or things. o Tá an Amasóin níos faide ná an tSionainn. / The Amazon is longer than the Shannon. Look at the following tables to see how the ending of adjectives changes after the word níos.
• Riail 1: If an adjective ends in a broad consonant (i.e. one whose last letter is a consonant and the closest vowel to it is a, o or u), make it slender, usually by adding an i after this vowel, and add an e to the end:
ard
daor trom sean deas fial
tall/high
expensive heavy old
fine/nice generous
níos airde níos daoire níos troime níos sine níos deise nios féile
• Riail 2: If an adjective ends in a slender consonant (i.e. one whose last letter is a consonant and the closest vowel to it is i), just add an e to the end:
glic
binn dílis
láidir
sly/clever sweet loyal
strong
leadránach úsáideach scamallach
exciting boring useful cloudy
níos glice níos binne níos dílse níos láidre
• Riail 3: If an adjective ends in -each or -ach, change the ending to -í or -aí: corraitheach
níos corraithí níos leadránaí níos úsáidí
níos scamallaí
• Riail 4: If an adjective ends in -úil, change the ending to -úla: dathúil
misniúil
handsome/pretty courageous
• Riail 5: If an adjective ends in a vowel, do not make any change: casta