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| gloss = that.<small>DISTAL.SG.DIR</small>. soap.<small>DIR.SG</small>. more. be_effective.<small>IND.PRES-3S.INTERIOR.COMMON</small>. | | gloss = that.<small>DISTAL.SG.DIR</small>. soap.<small>DIR.SG</small>. more. be_effective.<small>IND.PRES-3S.INTERIOR.COMMON</small>. | ||
| translation = That soap is more effective. | | translation = That soap is more effective. | ||
}} | |||
Comparative clauses are handled by using the appropriate correlative as a comparison term: | |||
{{Gloss | |||
| phrase = nilyirau utnūḍų nanū lalla vei. | |||
| gloss = think.<small>IND.PAST-EXP-1SG-COMMON.INTERIOR</small>. that_much.<small>MEDIAL-ABL</small>. more. tall. be.<small>IND.PRES.EXP.2SG.PATIENT.EXTERIOR</small>. | |||
| translation = You are taller than I thought. ~ You are tall, more than that extent I thought you to be. | |||
}} | }} | ||
The structure used for superlatives is the same, but the comparison class (ablative case argument) is ''yaivų'' (than all). If there is a subset class (often as a marked topic), then ''yaivų'' is optional: | The structure used for superlatives is the same, but the comparison class (ablative case argument) is ''yaivų'' (than all). If there is a subset class (often as a marked topic), then ''yaivų'' is optional: | ||