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* ''awtaefuhng'' - to become happy
* ''awtaefuhng'' - to become happy
== 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:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| '''''stai''''' || more
|-
| '''''thle''''' || as much as, equal
|-
| '''''yuhnee''''' || less
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| ''taefuh'' || ''stai'' || ''sloon''
|-
| happy || more || you
|-
|colspan="3"|'happier than you'
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| ''ko'' || ''thle'' || ''floothlenem''
|-
| high || equal || kite
|-
|colspan="3"|'as high as a kite'
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| ''zee'' || ''yuhnee'' || ''foos''
|-
| fast || less || cow
|-
|colspan="3"|'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.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| ''leed'' || ''aeram'' || ''taefuh'' || ''stai'' || ''sloon''
|-
| I || COP || happy || more || you
|-
|colspan="5"|'I am happier than you.'
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| ''fosh'' || ''esaaf'' || ''otlai'' || ''ko'' || ''thle'' || ''floothlenem''
|-
| he/she || sing || like || high || equal || kite
|-
|colspan="6"|'She sings like she's higher than a kite.'
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| ''otdelthing '' || ''de '' || ''ai '' || ''zee '' || ''yuhnee '' || ''foos''
|-
| vehicle || this || REL/SUBJ || fast|| less || cow
|-
|colspan="6"|'This vehicle which is less quick than a cow'
|-
|}


== Adverbs ==
== Adverbs ==
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|-
|-
|colspan="5"|'Where did the cow run (to)?'
|colspan="5"|'Where did the cow run (to)?'
|-
|}
== 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:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| '''''stai''''' || more
|-
| '''''thle''''' || as much as, equal
|-
| '''''yuhnee''''' || less
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| ''taefuh'' || ''stai'' || ''sloon''
|-
| happy || more || you
|-
|colspan="3"|'happier than you'
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| ''ko'' || ''thle'' || ''floothlenem''
|-
| high || equal || kite
|-
|colspan="3"|'as high as a kite'
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| ''zee'' || ''yuhnee'' || ''foos''
|-
| fast || less || cow
|-
|colspan="3"|'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.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| ''leed'' || ''aeram'' || ''taefuh'' || ''stai'' || ''sloon''
|-
| I || COP || happy || more || you
|-
|colspan="5"|'I am happier than you.'
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| ''fosh'' || ''esaaf'' || ''otlai'' || ''ko'' || ''thle'' || ''floothlenem''
|-
| he/she || sing || like || high || equal || kite
|-
|colspan="6"|'She sings like she's higher than a kite.'
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| ''otdelthing '' || ''de '' || ''ai '' || ''zee '' || ''yuhnee '' || ''foos''
|-
| vehicle || this || REL/SUBJ || fast|| less || cow
|-
|colspan="6"|'This vehicle which is less quick than a cow'
|-
|-
|}
|}