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# Quality: The property being compared. In Minhast, this is typically a stative verb, called the Quality verb. It may retain its intransitive form, or a derived transitive verb may be created using the Dative or Adversarial applicative, dependent on the form needed to maintain the S/O pivot. | # Quality: The property being compared. In Minhast, this is typically a stative verb, called the Quality verb. It may retain its intransitive form, or a derived transitive verb may be created using the Dative or Adversarial applicative, dependent on the form needed to maintain the S/O pivot. | ||
# Marker: A verb that indicates the level of comparison. As in the Quality verb, the Marker verb, either ''anuk-'' (having the greater portion) or ''isp-'' (having the lesser portion) may be promoted from an intransitive verb to a derived transitive with the Dative or Adversarial applicative affixes, dependent on the form needed to maintain the S/O pivot. | # Marker: A verb that indicates the level of comparison. As in the Quality verb, the Marker verb, either ''anuk-'' (having the greater portion) or ''isp-'' (having the lesser portion) may be promoted from an intransitive verb to a derived transitive with the Dative or Adversarial applicative affixes, dependent on the form needed to maintain the S/O pivot. | ||
# Standard: The entity that is being compared to. This is either an oblique Dative argument, or a derived Absolutive argument via AF, dependent on the form needed to maintain the S/O pivot. | # Standard: The entity that is being compared to. This is either an oblique Dative argument, or a derived Absolutive argument using the proper Applicative affix via AF, dependent on the form needed to maintain the S/O pivot. | ||
=== Word Order === | === Word Order === | ||