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 == Comparatives ==
-=== Degree Adjectives ===
+Comparative constructions compare two things relative to each other.
+The general form of a comparison is the quality being compared, the type of comparison and then what is being
+compared to.
+The types of comparisons are:
+{|
+|-
+| '''''stai''''' || more
+|-
+| '''''thle''''' || as much as, equal
+|-
+| '''''yuhnee''''' || less
+|}
+''taefuh stai sloon''<br />
+happy more you<br />
+"happier than you"
+''ko thle floothlenem''<br />
+high equal kite<br />
+"as high as a kite"
+''zee yuhnee foos''<br />
+fast less cow<br />
+"less quickly than a cow"
+Comparative phrases can be used after copulas as a predicate, after otlai as an averbial phrase or after a
+relativizer in a relative clause.
+''leed aeram taefuh stai sloon''<br />
+I COP happy more you<br />
+"I am happier than you"
+''fosh esaaf otlai ko thle floothlenem''<br />
+he/she sing as-if high equal kite<br />
+"She sings like she's higher than a kite"
+''otdelthing de ai zee yuhnee foos''<br />
+vehicle this REL/SUBJ fast less cow<br />
+"This vehicle that is less quick than a cow"
 == Numbers ==