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*pl.: ףיר' ח-אָרדא ''fiŗ h-ordă'' = tall men; נא ףיר' ח-אָרדא ''nă fiŗ h-ordă'' = the tall men
*pl.: ףיר' ח-אָרדא ''fiŗ h-ordă'' = tall men; נא ףיר' ח-אָרדא ''nă fiŗ h-ordă'' = the tall men


Comparatives are formed by adding ניס ''nis'' 'more' and אס ''ăs'' 'most' before the comparative form of the adjective.
Comparatives are formed by adding ניס ''nis'' 'more' and אס ''ăs'' 'most' before the comparative form of the adjective, which is formed by palatalization + -ă.


מוֹר - ניס-מוֹא - אס-מוֹא ''mur - nis-mua - ăs-mua'' = big - bigger - biggest (no tense change unlike in Irish)
מוֹר - נאס-מוֹא - אס-מוֹא ''mur - năs-mua - ăs-mua'' = big - bigger - biggest (no tense change unlike in Irish)


''Ină'' (which lenites) for predicate adjectives is used after longer noun phrases:
''Ină'' (which lenites) for predicate adjectives is used after longer noun phrases: