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# more; ''forms comparative''
# more; ''forms comparative''
#: ''êmso korer '''enfa''' štuntju devjê mo.
#: ''êmso korer '''enfa''' štundju devjê mo.
#:: "She works '''more''' hours than me."
#:: "She works '''more''' hours than me."
#: ''ma amiğsu netijxi siledz '''enf'''rava devje dêňkadz silšpedz.
#: ''ma amiğsu netijxi siledz '''enf'''rava devje dêňkadz silšpedz.

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Indeyivroplu

Etymology

Unique word stem with no origin in another existent language.

Pronunciation

(Indeyivroplu) IPA: [ˈˈɪ̞n̪.fi]

Adverb

enfi

  1. more; forms comparative
    êmso korer enfa štundju devjê mo.
    "She works more hours than me."
    ma amiğsu netijxi siledz enfrava devje dêňkadz silšpedz.
    "My friend unfortunately acted more angry than I thought he would."

Inflection

  1. enfa
    "more" (adj.)
  2. enfu
    "increase" (n.)

Usage notes

Prefix this morpheme to the stem of a descriptor word in order to get its comparative form.

Derived terms

  1. enfguta
    better
  2. enfmêga
    preferred (adj.)
  3. enf
    plus (pre.)
  4. neenfi
    less (adv.)
  5. neenf
    minus (pre.)

Related words

  1. inži
    most; superlative (adv.)