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== Comparatives == | == Comparatives == | ||
Comparative constructions compare two things relative to each other. | |||
The general form of a comparison is the quality being compared, the type of comparison and then what is being | |||
compared to. | |||
The types of comparisons are: | |||
{| | |||
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| '''''stai''''' || more | |||
|- | |||
| '''''thle''''' || as much as, equal | |||
|- | |||
| '''''yuhnee''''' || less | |||
|} | |||
''taefuh stai sloon''<br /> | |||
happy more you<br /> | |||
"happier than you" | |||
''ko thle floothlenem''<br /> | |||
high equal kite<br /> | |||
"as high as a kite" | |||
''zee yuhnee foos''<br /> | |||
fast less cow<br /> | |||
"less quickly than a cow" | |||
Comparative phrases can be used after copulas as a predicate, after otlai as an averbial phrase or after a | |||
relativizer in a relative clause. | |||
''leed aeram taefuh stai sloon''<br /> | |||
I COP happy more you<br /> | |||
"I am happier than you" | |||
''fosh esaaf otlai ko thle floothlenem''<br /> | |||
he/she sing as-if high equal kite<br /> | |||
"She sings like she's higher than a kite" | |||
''otdelthing de ai zee yuhnee foos''<br /> | |||
vehicle this REL/SUBJ fast less cow<br /> | |||
"This vehicle that is less quick than a cow" | |||
== Numbers == | == Numbers == | ||