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Comparative and superlative adjectives are preceded by particles ''е '' and ''бәч'' respectively, and compared nouns use the equative case. | Comparative and superlative adjectives are preceded by particles ''е '' and ''бәч'' respectively, and compared nouns use the equative case. | ||
===Negation=== | ===Negation and prohibitives=== | ||
Clauses are negated with a verb clitic ''ни-'', or an emphatic equivalent ''вэ̄-''. These clitics can also function as preceding particles to negate individual words, and as negative interjections. | Clauses are negated with a verb clitic ''ни-'', or an emphatic equivalent ''вэ̄-''. These clitics can also function as preceding particles to negate individual words, and as negative interjections. | ||
Prohibitive verbs are marked with a preceding particle ''мӣ'' plus imperative inflection. | |||
===Postpositions=== | ===Postpositions=== | ||