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# more; ''forms comparative''
# more; ''forms comparative''
#: ''emso korër '''efa''' štundju dëvje mo.
#: ''emso korėr '''efa''' štundju dėvjė mo.
#:: "She works '''more''' hours than me."
#:: "She works '''more''' hours than me."
#: ''ma amiğsu nëtixi silërz '''ef'''rava dëvjë deňkarz silšpër.
#: ''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'''hofa
# '''ef'''hofa
#: preferred (''adj.'')
#: preferred (''adj.'')
# '''ef'''ke
# '''ef'''
#: plus (''pre.'')
#: plus (''pre.'')
# '''ef'''i
# '''ef'''i
#: less (''adv.'')
#: less (''adv.'')
# '''ef'''ke
# '''ef'''
#: minus (''pre.'')
#: minus (''pre.'')



Latest revision as of 16:52, 25 September 2024

Indeyivroplu

Etymology

Unique word stem not directly loaned from another language.

Pronunciation

(Indeyivroplu) IPA: [ˈɛ.fi]

Adverb

efi (Cyrillic эфи)

  1. more; forms comparative
    emso korėr efa štundju dėvjė 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."

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

  1. efguta
    better
  2. efhofa
    preferred (adj.)
  3. ef
    plus (pre.)
  4. efi
    less (adv.)
  5. ef
    minus (pre.)

Related words

  1. inži
    superlative (adv.)