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 In Chlouvānem, the usual way of expressing the concept represented by the English verb "to prefer" is to use a comparative with the verb "to like", i.e. "to like more":
 {{Gloss
-| phrase = māremān lēn mbinē.
+| phrase = mārenīs lēn mbinē.
 | gloss = mango-<small>EXESS.PL</small>. <small>1SG.LOC</small>. like.<small>IND.PRES.3S.PATIENT.EXTERIOR</small>.
 | translation = I like mangoes.
 }}
 {{Gloss
-| phrase = māremān lēn nanū mbinē.
+| phrase = mārenīs lēn nanū mbinē.
 | gloss = mango-<small>EXESS.PL</small>. <small>1SG.LOC</small>. more. like.<small>IND.PRES.3S.PATIENT.EXTERIOR</small>.
 | translation = I prefer mangoes.
 }}
 {{Gloss
-| phrase = māremān julkhenīs lēn nanū mbinē.
+| phrase = mārenīs julkhenīs lēn nanū mbinē.
 | gloss = mango-<small>EXESS.PL</small>. peach-<small>ABL.PL</small>. <small>1SG.LOC</small>. more. like.<small>IND.PRES.3S.PATIENT.EXTERIOR</small>.
 | translation = I prefer mangoes to peaches.
 }}
 {{Gloss
-| phrase = julkhemān lēn mbinē, māremān ni nanū.
+| phrase = julkhenīs lēn mbinē, mārenīs ni nanū.
 | gloss = peach-<small>EXESS.PL</small>. <small>1SG.LOC</small>. like.<small>IND.PRES.3S.PATIENT.EXTERIOR</small>. mango-<small>EXESS.PL</small>. but. more.
 | translation = I like peaches, but I prefer mangoes.