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# more; ''forms comparative'' | # more; ''forms comparative'' | ||
#: | #: emso korėr '''efa''' štundju dėvje mo. | ||
#:: "She works '''more''' hours than me." | #:: ''"She works '''more''' hours than me."'' | ||
#: | #: ma amiğsu nėguttixi silėrėz '''ef'''rava dėvje deňkaraz hėšpėrėz. | ||
#:: "My friend unfortunately acted '''more''' angry than I thought he would be." | #:: ''"My friend unfortunately acted '''more''' angry than I thought he would be."'' | ||
===Inflection=== | ===Inflection=== | ||
Revision as of 03:54, 30 December 2025
Indevroplu
Etymology
Unique word stem not directly loaned from another language; older form was enfi
Pronunciation
(Indevroplu) IPA: [ˈɛ.fi]
Adverb
efi (Cyrillic эфи)
- more; forms comparative
- emso korėr efa štundju dėvje mo.
- "She works more hours than me."
- ma amiğsu nėguttixi silėrėz efrava dėvje deňkaraz hėšpėrėz.
- "My friend unfortunately acted more angry than I thought he would be."
- emso korėr efa štundju dėvje mo.
Inflection
- efa
- "more" (adj.)
- efu
- "increase" (n.)
Usage notes
Prefix this morpheme to the stem of a descriptor word in order to get its comparative form.
Derived terms
- efguta
- better
- efhofa
- preferred (adj.)
- efke
- plus (pre.)
- nėefi
- less (adv.)
- nėefke
- minus (pre.)
Related words
- inži
- superlative (adv.)