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===Modifying Numbers=== | ===Modifying Numbers=== | ||
====Ordinals==== | |||
To create an ordinal (first, second, third, etc), compound the number with the ''deske'' suffix: | To create an ordinal (first, second, third, etc), compound the number with the ''deske'' suffix: | ||
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second - ''raichdeske''<br /> | second - ''raichdeske''<br /> | ||
256th - ''tegendeske'' | 256th - ''tegendeske'' | ||
====Negatives==== | |||
To create a negative number, use the mau prefix: | To create a negative number, use the mau prefix: | ||
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-100 (-256) - mautegen<br /> | -100 (-256) - mautegen<br /> | ||
-37 | -37 | ||
====Degree-Specific Adjectives==== | |||
When a number is used with an adjective that requires degree specification (see Degree-Specific Adjectives), the final consonant of the number is dropped and the number is then prefixed to the adjective being modified. | |||
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| 4 || extremely || ''drauge-'' | |||
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| 3 || very || ''shlau-'' | |||
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| 2 || somewhat || ''rai-'' | |||
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| 1 || kind of || ''we-'' | |||
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| 0 || as ... as || ''thle-'' | |||
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| -1 || not very, kind of un- || ''mauwe-'' | |||
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| -2 || moderately un- || ''maurai-'' | |||
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| -3 || very un- || ''maushlau-'' | |||
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| -4 || completely un- || ''maudrauge-'' | |||
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Only the numbers 1 through 4 and the negative numbers -1 through -4 may be used. | |||