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Most adjectives take ''-a'' (for hard stems) or ''-ie'' (for soft stems) if it is definite or plural: cf. ''se liao watnie'' 'the lukewarm water' vs. ''liao watnie'' 'lukewarm water' vs. ''se watnie ix liao'' 'the water is lukewarm'. | Most adjectives take ''-a'' (for hard stems) or ''-ie'' (for soft stems) if it is definite or plural: cf. ''se liao watnie'' 'the lukewarm water' vs. ''liao watnie'' 'lukewarm water' vs. ''se watnie ix liao'' 'the water is lukewarm'. | ||
The comparative and superlatives are formed by the suffixes ''-ier'' and ''-iesd'': '' | The comparative and superlatives are formed by the suffixes ''-ier'' and ''-iesd'': ''suōt, suōtier, suōtiesd'' 'sweet, sweeter, sweetest'. | ||
There are a few irregular adjectives, which are listed in the table below. | There are a few irregular adjectives, which are listed in the table below. | ||
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| ''mēr'' | | ''mēr'' | ||
| ''mēsd'' | | ''mēsd'' | ||
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! "high" | |||
| ''hao'' | |||
| ''haoyuer'' | |||
| ''hafsd'' | |||
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! "near" | ! "near" | ||
| ''niao'' | | ''niao'' | ||
| ''niaoyuer'' | | ''niaoyuer'' | ||
| '' | | ''niafsd'' | ||
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