Bźatga: Difference between revisions

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! rowspan="2;" | Decl.
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! colspan="2;" align="center" | Singular  
! colspan="2;" align="center" | Singular  
! rowspan="2;" style="width: 150px;"  align="center" | Plural
! colspan="2;" align="center" | Plural
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! style="width: 150px; " align="center"| Nom.-Acc.
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! style="width: 150px; " align="center"| Oblique
! style="width: 150px; " align="center"| Gen.-Dat.
! style="width: 150px; " align="center"| Nom.-Acc.
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| align="center"| ''maru''
| align="center"| ''maru''
| align="center"| ''maŕi''
| align="center"| ''maŕi''
| align="center"| ''marva''
| align="center"| "great"
| align="center"| "great"
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| align="center"| ''made''
| align="center"| ''made''
| align="center"| ''maẑi''
| align="center"| ''maẑi''
| align="center"| ''madva''
| align="center"| "good"
| align="center"| "good"
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The '''comparative''' adjective is formed by adding ''–ju'' to the stem, which undergoes iotisation where possible, e.g. ''maŕu'' "greater" < ''mara'', ''seńu'' "older" < ''sena'', ''doju'' "blacker" < ''dova''. Comparative adjectives are not inflected for case or number.
The '''comparative''' adjective is formed by adding ''–ju'' to the stem, which undergoes iotisation where possible, e.g. ''maŕu'' "greater" < ''mara'', ''seńu'' "older" < ''sena'', ''doju'' "blacker" < ''dova''. Comparative adjectives are not inflected for case or number.


The comparative may be followed by ''vra'' "than" and an OSg or Plural noun, e.g. ''maŕu vra teje'' "bigger than a house", ''vaĺu vra ģeviẑi'' "more powerful than the gods".
The comparative may be followed by ''vra'' "than" and an GD singular or plural noun, e.g. ''maŕu vra teje'' "bigger than a house", ''vaĺu vra ģeviẑi'' "more powerful than the gods".


The '''superlative''' adjective is made with the suffix ''-va'', which also causes iotisation to the preceding consonant, e.g. ''maŕva'' "greatest", ''seńva'' "oldest", ''doiva'' "blackest". Superlatives function like normal adjectives and agree with their noun in number and case.
The '''superlative''' adjective is formed by adding the suffix ''-jva'' to the stem, causing iotisation, e.g. ''seńva'' "oldest". The superlative noun is declined like other 1st declension adjectives to agree in case and number with its noun (note that the GDpl. is identical to the NAsg: ''gendazda vigva'' "the most beautiful girl", ''ca gendvazdou vigva'' "to the most beautiful girls"). Superlatives may also take the article to form a substantive, e.g. ''doivazda'' "the blackest (one)".  


The following adjectives are compared irregularly:   
The following adjectives are compared irregularly:   
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* ''agsa'' "near", ''nesa'' "nearer", ''neśva'' "nearest"
* ''agsa'' "near", ''nesa'' "nearer", ''neśva'' "nearest"


An '''equative''' structure can be formed with the particle ''co'' + adjective + ''saule'' + OSg noun, e.g. ''co cegra saule bove'' "as strong as an ox".
An '''equative''' structure can be formed with the particle ''co'' + adjective + ''saule'' + GDsg. noun, e.g. ''co cegra saule bove'' "as strong as an ox".


===Adverbs===
===Adverbs===
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