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# more; ''forms comparative'' | # more; ''forms comparative'' | ||
#: ''emso | #: ''emso korėr '''efa''' štundju dėvje mo. | ||
#:: "She works '''more''' hours than me." | #:: "She works '''more''' hours than me." | ||
#: ''ma amiğsu | #: ''ma amiğsu nėguttixi silėrz '''ef'''rava dėvjė deňkarz silšpėrz. | ||
#:: "My friend unfortunately acted '''more''' angry than I thought he would." | #:: "My friend unfortunately acted '''more''' angry than I thought he would." | ||
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# '''ef'''ke | # '''ef'''ke | ||
#: plus (''pre.'') | #: plus (''pre.'') | ||
# | # nė'''ef'''i | ||
#: less (''adv.'') | #: less (''adv.'') | ||
# | # nė'''ef'''ke | ||
#: minus (''pre.'') | #: minus (''pre.'') | ||
Revision as of 23:06, 27 February 2024
Indeyivroplu
Etymology
Unique word stem not directly loaned from another language.
Pronunciation
(Indeyivroplu) IPA: [ˈɛ.fi]
Adverb
efi (Cyrillic эфи)
- more; forms comparative
- emso korėr efa štundju dėvje mo.
- "She works more hours than me."
- ma amiğsu nėguttixi silėrz efrava dėvjė deňkarz silšpėrz.
- "My friend unfortunately acted more angry than I thought he would."
- emso korėr efa štundju dėvje mo.
Inflection
- efa
- "more" (adj.)
- efu
- "increase" (n.)
Usage notes
Prefix this morpheme to the stem of a descriptor word in order to get its comparative form.
Derived terms
- efguta
- better
- efhofa
- preferred (adj.)
- efke
- plus (pre.)
- nėefi
- less (adv.)
- nėefke
- minus (pre.)
Related words
- inži
- superlative (adv.)