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--- en:grammar:comparisons [2022-09-18 10:31] – Place determiners before 'ku' christian
+++ en:grammar:comparisons [2022-11-14 21:55] – w -> v christian
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 To express that something has a certain property to a higher degree than something else, place the quantifier **mas** 'more' before an adjective or adverb. The compared entity is introduced using the preposition **cem** 'than, as'.
-**Ya (xi) mas kawi cem makika (ya).** – She is stronger than her brother.\\
+**Ya (xi) mas kavi cem makika (ya).** – She is stronger than her brother.\\
 **Bal makika lari mas ku sari cem ya.** – But the brother runs faster than she.
-Determiners such as **mas** are placed before the adverb marker **ku** (just as they are placed before verb markers.
+Determiners such as **mas** are placed before the adverb marker **ku** (just as they are placed before verb markers).
 **Mas** can also be used before nouns:
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 To express the superlative – a higher degree than everything else – **ol mas** 'most' is used. This can be considered an abbreviation of **mas ... cem ol otra** 'more than all others'.
-**Ya (xi) ol mas kawi.** – She is the strongest.
+**Ya (xi) ol mas kavi.** – She is the strongest.
 ===== men, ol men =====