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The positive comparative is formed in two ways: | The positive comparative is formed in two ways: | ||
*The suffix ''-er'' | *The suffix ''-er'' | ||
*Preceding the adjective with the word ''maice'' "more" | *Preceding the adjective with the word ''maice'' "more" or ''plus'' "more". | ||
The decision of which method to use primarily depends on the length of the adjective. | The decision of which method to use primarily depends on the length of the adjective. | ||
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*''bone'' "good" > ''meiler'' "better" | *''bone'' "good" > ''meiler'' "better" | ||
*''malvatch'' "bad" > ''pire'' "worse" | *''malvatch'' "bad" > ''pire'' "worse" | ||
*''moult'' "much, many" > ''maire'' "more" | *''moult'' "much, many" > ''maire'' "more" or ''plus'' "more" | ||
*''pawk'' "little, few" > '' | *''pawk'' "little, few" > ''mainder'' "less, fewer" | ||
The negative comparative is formed by preceding the adjective with the word ''mains'' " | The negative comparative is formed by preceding the adjective with the word ''mains'' "less". | ||
====Superlative==== | ====Superlative==== | ||