Contionary:efi

Indevroplu

Etymology

Native root; evolved from efni

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛ.fi]

Adverb

efi (эфи)

1. more; comparative

   emso korėr efa štundju dėvje mo.

   She works more hours than me.

   ma amiğsu silėrėz efrava dėvje deňkaraz hėšpėrėz.

   My friend acted angrier than I thought he would be.

Usage notes

Prefix this to the stem of a descriptor word to make the comparative form.

Inflection

adjective

• efa (“more”)

noun

• efu (“increase”)

Antonyms

• nėefi (“less”)

Derived terms

• efguta (“better”)
• efhofir (“to prefer”)
• efke (“plus”)
• nėefke (“minus”)

Related words

• inži (“most; superlative”)