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In Gaelic we are able to use a noun form of an adjective: an ceum buadhach (the qualitative degree). 

We have previously seen the most common examples: feabhas and miosad . 

These are a bit like the English 'goodness' and 'badness', nouns formed from adjectives. 

While we can technically use most adjectives in this way, this is not overly common. 

Some examples you may hear are given in the table above/earlier. 

There are generally two main ways to use these, either as a noun describing the qualities of something: 

Or we can use these with the verb rach to describe things becoming more 'white' or 'thick' (‘going in whiteness, in thickness’): 

The above examples could also be written by using the verb fàs and a comparative adjective: 

How would you recast these sentences using a' cheum bhuadhach instead of fàs ?