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====Comparison==== | ====Comparison==== | ||
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", ''vału 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 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. | ||
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* ''drôga'' "bad", ''vaća'' "worse", ''vaćva'' "worst" | * ''drôga'' "bad", ''vaća'' "worse", ''vaćva'' "worst" | ||
* ''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". | |||
===Adverbs=== | ===Adverbs=== | ||