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Comparative adjective marking
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Adjective is marked
Example 29-71:
Hy is sterker as Piet.
Hy
3sg
.
m
is
is
sterk-er
strong-
compar
as
than
Piet.
Pete
He is stronger than Pete.
Example 29-72:
Sy is meer tevrede (as Piet). vs. Sy is deesdae meer tevrede.
Sy
3sg
.
f
.
nom
is
is
meer
more
tevrede
content
(as
(than
Piet).
Pete)
vs.
vs.
Sy
3sg
.
f
.
nom
is
is
dees-dae
these-days
meer
more
tevrede.
content
She is more content (than Pete). vs. She is happier with life these days.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Afrikaans
by
Hans den Besten
and
Theresa Biberauer
cite
Language:
Afrikaans
Feature:
Comparative adjective marking
Source:
Own knowledge
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