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In {{PAGENAME}}, to form the comparative one attaches the semi-serial verb ''&kloh'' ('cross') to the predicative form of the adjective. (The same applies to verbs.) The standard of comparison is in the accusative. The superlative is identical to the comparative.
In {{PAGENAME}}, to form the comparative one attaches the semi-serial verb ''&kloh'' ('cross') to the predicative form of the adjective. (The same applies to verbs.) The standard of comparison is in the accusative. The superlative is identical to the comparative.
:'''''in biule{{blue|&klöhen}} mie Winke.'''''
:[ʔin ˌbiuləˈkløːən ˈmiə ˌwiŋkə]
:<small>1SG.NOM just-PRED=cross/PRES-1SG this-ACC.SG mortal-ACC.SG</small>
:''I am more upright than this man.''


{{PAGENAME}} forms the negative comparative by using the adverb ''quäs hioleng'' after the finite verb. The standard of comparison is in the dative.
{{PAGENAME}} forms the negative comparative by using the adverb ''quäs hioleng'' after the finite verb. The standard of comparison is in the dative.
:'''''ofel in dräzzzime {{blue|quäs hioleng}} mis.'''''
:[ˈʔoːvəl ˈʔiːn ˈdrɛcːˌciːmə ˈkʷɛːç ˌhioˈleŋː ˈmiːç]
:<small>behold 1SG.NOM sinful-PRED less below this-DAT.SG</small>
:''Indeed, I am less sinful than he.''


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