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===Comparison=== | ===Comparison=== | ||
The comparative particle 'than' is ''rā''. Themsaran enables one to discriminate "He loved me more than she [loved me]" and "He loved me more than [he loved] her", by focusing the argument in the main clause that is compared. | The comparative particle 'than' is ''rā''. Themsaran enables one to discriminate "He loved me more than she [loved me]" and "He loved me more than [he loved] her", by focusing the argument in the main clause that is compared. The comparative phrase is by default placed after the subject or verb, and the compared noun phrase is stated, or repeated with a pronoun. | ||
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|phrase = žá hārbenín slá rā žî | |phrase = žá hārbenín slá rā žî | ||
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|translation=He taught me more than he did her.}} | |translation=He taught me more than he did her.}} | ||
Note that the fronting does not automatically imply that the fronted noun phrase is compared, but simply that it is given the most focus: | Note that the fronting does not automatically imply that the fronted noun phrase is compared, but simply that it is given the most focus. The compared argument is the closer argument to the comparative: | ||
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