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==== '''Positive, comparative, and superlative forms of adjectives''' ==== | |||
Adjectives in Alhi have three degrees of comparison, the default form of an adjective is the positive. Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives still decline for all of the forms that positive forms do. The comparative is formed by affixing ''-sei'' to the declined positive form. The superlative is formed the same way but with a prefix ''os-''. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Positive declension of ''nist'' 'heavy' | |||
! rowspan="2" | | |||
! colspan="2" |Indefinite | |||
! colspan="2" |Definite | |||
|- | |||
!Singular | |||
!Plural | |||
!Singular | |||
!Plural | |||
|- | |||
|'''Nominative''' | |||
|'''''nist''''' | |||
|''nistil'' | |||
|''nistili'' | |||
|''nistai'' | |||
|- | |||
|'''Accusative''' | |||
| rowspan="2" |''nisti'' | |||
|''nistin'' | |||
|''nistini'' | |||
|''nistas'' | |||
|- | |||
|'''Dative''' | |||
|''nistir'' | |||
|''nistind'' | |||
|''nistiyi'' | |||
|- | |||
|'''Locative''' | |||
| colspan="2" |''nistem'' | |||
| colspan="2" |''nistel'' | |||
|- | |||
|'''Comitative''' | |||
| colspan="4" |''nistor'' | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Comparative declension of ''nist'' 'heavy' | |||
! rowspan="2" | | |||
! colspan="2" |Indefinite | |||
! colspan="2" |Definite | |||
|- | |||
!Singular | |||
!Plural | |||
!Singular | |||
!Plural | |||
|- | |||
|'''Nominative''' | |||
|'''''nistsei''''' | |||
|''nistilsei'' | |||
|''nistilisei'' | |||
|''nistaisei'' | |||
|- | |||
|'''Accusative''' | |||
| rowspan="2" |''nistisei'' | |||
|''nistinsei'' | |||
|''nistinisei'' | |||
|''nistasei'' | |||
|- | |||
|'''Dative''' | |||
|''nistirsei'' | |||
|''nistindsei'' | |||
|''nistiyisei'' | |||
|- | |||
|'''Locative''' | |||
| colspan="2" |''nistemsei'' | |||
| colspan="2" |''nistelsei'' | |||
|- | |||
|'''Comitative''' | |||
| colspan="4" |''nistorsei'' | |||
|} | |||
Note that ''nistasei'' is not supposed to be ''nistassei'', as Alhi does not have geminates. Positive forms that end in a voiced obstruent, nasal, or approximant cause the /s/ in ''-sei'' to become voiced to [z]. These forms correspond to 'heavier'. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Superlative declension of ''nist'' 'heavy' | |||
! rowspan="2" | | |||
! colspan="2" |Indefinite | |||
! colspan="2" |Definite | |||
|- | |||
!Singular | |||
!Plural | |||
!Singular | |||
!Plural | |||
|- | |||
|'''Nominative''' | |||
|'''''osnist''''' | |||
|''osnistil'' | |||
|''osnistili'' | |||
|''osnistai'' | |||
|- | |||
|'''Accusative''' | |||
| rowspan="2" |''osnisti'' | |||
|''osnistin'' | |||
|''osnistini'' | |||
|''osnistas'' | |||
|- | |||
|'''Dative''' | |||
|''osnistir'' | |||
|''osnistind'' | |||
|''osnistiyi'' | |||
|- | |||
|'''Locative''' | |||
| colspan="2" |''osnistem'' | |||
| colspan="2" |''osnistel'' | |||
|- | |||
|'''Comitative''' | |||
| colspan="4" |''osnistor'' | |||
|} | |} | ||