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*: ''Tecra ê prus olta pu Lucia.'' "Thecla is taller than Lucy." | *: ''Tecra ê prus olta pu Lucia.'' "Thecla is taller than Lucy." | ||
*: ''Tecra ê la prus olta.'' "Thecla is the tallest one." | *: ''Tecra ê la prus olta.'' "Thecla is the tallest one." | ||
In some mostly set phrases, the synthetic comparatives are always used, like in ''Il Monti Chandiḍ ê il monti olxissim di Francia i Itolya.'' "Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in France and Italy" (never, while grammatically correct, "ê il monti prus olt"). | In some mostly set phrases, the synthetic comparatives are always used, like in ''Il Monti Chandiḍ ê il monti olxissim di Francia i Itolya.'' "Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in France and Italy" (never, while grammatically correct, "ê il monti prus olt").<br/> | ||
Analytic comparatives use '''prus''' "more" (or '''miny''' "less"), the adjective, and '''pu''' introducing the comparison term (the latter also in synthetic comparatives). Analytic superlatives use the article before ''prus'' or ''miny'', while synthetic comparatives never use the article. | |||
Synthetic comparatives are, for all adjectives, second declension adjectives formed with ''-iuri'' (with '''i''' assimilating to the previous consonant): | Synthetic comparatives are, for all adjectives, second declension adjectives formed with ''-iuri'' (with '''i''' assimilating to the previous consonant): | ||