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Analytic comparatives are made by using either '''nanū''' (more) or '''ovet''' (less) in front of the adjective; the compared term is in accusative case and followed by the comparative particle '''en'''; the superlative is formed by using '''yaivu en''' (than all) as the compared term.

Adverbs use the same method (e.g. ''chlære'' (easily) → ''nanū chlære'' → ''yaivu en nanū chlære''), but "than all" in superlatives is usually omitted, therefore they use ''nanū'' also with a superlative meaning.

Absolute superlatives (very,...) are formed by reduplicating the adjective (or, colloquially, part of it, like for ''ñæñuchlim'' "beautiful" → ''ñæñu-ñæñuchlim'') or by putting ''taili'' (many, much) in front:

: ''kaṣrūm saṃhāram'' "handsome boy" → ''kaṣrūm kaṣrūm saṃhāram'' "very handsome boy" (or ''taili kaṣrūm saṃhāram'')

: ''ñæñuchlim laleichim'' "beautiful wife" → ''ñæñuchlim ñæñuchlim laleichim'' "very beautiful wife" (or ''taili ñæñuchlim laleichim'')

: ''taili naviṣya'' "many books" → ''taili taili naviṣya'' "a lot of books"

Synthetic comparatives are formed with the suffix '''-apus''' (for ''-as'' and ''-us'' adjectives) or '''-epus''' (for ''-is'' adjectives). The compared term is always accusative + ''en'':

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 Analytic comparatives are made by using either '''nanū''' (more) or '''ovet''' (less) in front of the adjective; the compared term is in accusative case and followed by the comparative particle '''en'''; the superlative is formed by using '''yaivu en''' (than all) as the compared term.
 Adverbs use the same method (e.g. ''chlære'' (easily) → ''nanū chlære'' → ''yaivu en nanū chlære''), but "than all" in superlatives is usually omitted, therefore they use ''nanū'' also with a superlative meaning.
+Absolute superlatives (very,...) are formed by reduplicating the adjective (or, colloquially, part of it, like for ''ñæñuchlim'' "beautiful" → ''ñæñu-ñæñuchlim'') or by putting ''taili'' (many, much) in front:
+: ''kaṣrūm saṃhāram'' "handsome boy" → ''kaṣrūm kaṣrūm saṃhāram'' "very handsome boy" (or ''taili kaṣrūm saṃhāram'')
+: ''ñæñuchlim laleichim'' "beautiful wife" → ''ñæñuchlim ñæñuchlim laleichim'' "very beautiful wife" (or ''taili ñæñuchlim laleichim'')
+: ''taili naviṣya'' "many books" → ''taili taili naviṣya'' "a lot of books"
 Synthetic comparatives are formed with the suffix '''-apus''' (for ''-as'' and ''-us'' adjectives) or '''-epus''' (for ''-is'' adjectives). The compared term is always accusative + ''en'':