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* ''awtaefuhng'' - to become happy | * ''awtaefuhng'' - to become happy | ||
== Comparatives == | |||
Comparative constructions compare two things relative to each other. | |||
The general form of a comparison is the quality being compared, the type of comparison and then what is being | |||
compared to. | |||
The types of comparisons are: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
| '''''stai''''' || more | |||
|- | |||
| '''''thle''''' || as much as, equal | |||
|- | |||
| '''''yuhnee''''' || less | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
| ''taefuh'' || ''stai'' || ''sloon'' | |||
|- | |||
| happy || more || you | |||
|- | |||
|colspan="3"|'happier than you' | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
| ''ko'' || ''thle'' || ''floothlenem'' | |||
|- | |||
| high || equal || kite | |||
|- | |||
|colspan="3"|'as high as a kite' | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
| ''zee'' || ''yuhnee'' || ''foos'' | |||
|- | |||
| fast || less || cow | |||
|- | |||
|colspan="3"|'less quickly than a cow' | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
Comparative phrases can be used after copulas as a predicate, after otlai as an averbial phrase or after a | |||
relativizer in a relative clause. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
| ''leed'' || ''aeram'' || ''taefuh'' || ''stai'' || ''sloon'' | |||
|- | |||
| I || COP || happy || more || you | |||
|- | |||
|colspan="5"|'I am happier than you.' | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
| ''fosh'' || ''esaaf'' || ''otlai'' || ''ko'' || ''thle'' || ''floothlenem'' | |||
|- | |||
| he/she || sing || like || high || equal || kite | |||
|- | |||
|colspan="6"|'She sings like she's higher than a kite.' | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
| ''otdelthing '' || ''de '' || ''ai '' || ''zee '' || ''yuhnee '' || ''foos'' | |||
|- | |||
| vehicle || this || REL/SUBJ || fast|| less || cow | |||
|- | |||
|colspan="6"|'This vehicle which is less quick than a cow' | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
== Adverbs == | == Adverbs == | ||
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|colspan="5"|'Where did the cow run (to)?' | |colspan="5"|'Where did the cow run (to)?' | ||
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