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==Comparative sentences==
==Comparative sentences==
As stated above in the section about the use of the ablative case, comparative sentences (''tadmiškiloe'', pl. ''tadmiškilenī'') in Chlouvānem are formed by using the adverbial particles '''nanū''' (more) or '''ovet''' in front of the object of comparison, and using the ablative case for the comparison class.
As stated above in the section about the use of the ablative case, comparative sentences (''tadmiškiloe'', pl. ''tadmiškilenī'') in Chlouvānem are formed by using the adverbial particles '''nanū''' (more) or '''ovat''' in front of the object of comparison, and using the ablative case for the comparison class.
{{Gloss
{{Gloss
| phrase = nenē ūnima eṣanūvu nanū mųrmire.
| phrase = nenē ūnima eṣanūvu nanū mųrmire.
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{{Gloss
{{Gloss
| phrase = ūnikire mūtṛṣūs murkire nanąu nurmāyų ovet našajeldire.   
| phrase = ūnikire mūtṛṣūs murkire nanąu nurmāyų ovat našajeldire.   
| gloss = be_red.<small>IND.PRES-3S.INTERIOR.COMMON</small>. liquid_soap.<small>DIR.SG</small>. be_black.<small>IND.PRES-3S.INTERIOR.COMMON</small>. that.<small>SG-ABL</small>. soap-<small>ABL.SG</small>. less. be_effective.<small>IND.PRES-3S.INTERIOR.COMMON</small>.
| gloss = be_red.<small>IND.PRES-3S.INTERIOR.COMMON</small>. liquid_soap.<small>DIR.SG</small>. be_black.<small>IND.PRES-3S.INTERIOR.COMMON</small>. that.<small>SG-ABL</small>. soap-<small>ABL.SG</small>. less. be_effective.<small>IND.PRES-3S.INTERIOR.COMMON</small>.
| translation = The red liquid soap is less effective than that black soap over there.
| translation = The red liquid soap is less effective than that black soap over there.
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