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''chu ADJ ři NOUN'' is used for 'as ADJ as NOUN'. | ''chu ADJ ři NOUN'' is used for 'as ADJ as NOUN'. | ||
Comparatives are formed by adding נאס ''năs'' 'more' and אס ''ăs'' 'most' before the comparative form of the adjective, which is usually formed with -ă or palatalization + -ă: ףוֹאר, נאס-ףוֹאר'א, אס-ףוֹאר'א ''fuar, năs-fuařă, ăs-fuařă'' 'cold, colder, coldest'. Adjectives of Hebrew and Aramaic origin don't palatalize: מיאוס, נאס-מיאוסא ''mies, năs-miesă'' 'bad'. The word ''nă'' is used for 'than'. | Comparatives are formed by adding נאס ''năs'' 'more' and אס ''ăs'' 'most' before the comparative form of the adjective, which is usually formed with -ă or palatalization + -ă: ףוֹאר, נאס-ףוֹאר'א, אס-ףוֹאר'א ''fuar, năs-fuařă, ăs-fuařă'' 'cold, colder, coldest'. Adjectives of Hebrew and Aramaic origin don't palatalize: מיאוס, נאס-מיאוסא ''mies, năs-miesă'' 'bad'. The word נא ''nă'' is used for 'than'. | ||
There is no tense change for comparatives unlike in Irish where ''níos mó'' 'bigger' changes to ''ní ba mó'' in the past tense. | There is no tense change for comparatives unlike in Irish where ''níos mó'' 'bigger' changes to ''ní ba mó'' in the past tense. | ||