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====Comparison==== | ====Comparison==== | ||
Comparison of adjectives is commonly formed by suffixing, but it is also possible to form it by adverbs, similar to English. There are four degrees: positive (the normal form of the adjectives), comparative, superlative and elative (corresponds to English ''too''). | Comparison of adjectives is commonly formed by suffixing or prefixing, but it is also possible to form it by adverbs, similar to English. There are four degrees: positive (the normal form of the adjectives), comparative, superlative and elative (corresponds to English ''too''). | ||
The suffixes are: | The suffixes are: | ||
* comparative: '''-entsi''' (> -ent-) | * comparative: '''-entsi''' (> -ent-) | ||
* superlative: '''-enter''' (> -entr-) | * superlative: '''-enter''' (> -entr-) | ||
The prefix is: | |||
* elative: '''per-''' | |||
The origin of the suffixes is unknown. They do not correspond to Late PIE suffixes, which can be found in most modern IE languages, and Middle PIE did not form the degrees by suffixing, as evident from the Anatolian branch. Since Harākti is an Anatolian language (or it has evolved in close proximity to Anatolian languages), it is speculated that the suffixes could be related to Hittite ergative suffixes ''-anza'' (singular) and ''-anteš'' (plural). | The origin of the suffixes is unknown. They do not correspond to Late PIE suffixes, which can be found in most modern IE languages, and Middle PIE did not form the degrees by suffixing, as evident from the Anatolian branch. Since Harākti is an Anatolian language (or it has evolved in close proximity to Anatolian languages), it is speculated that the suffixes could be related to Hittite ergative suffixes ''-anza'' (singular) and ''-anteš'' (plural). | ||
The elative prefix, on the other hand, is clearly from PIE *''per-'' (corresponds to Latin pre-, Slavic pre-, etc.). | |||
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