Countable adjectives
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2. Partitive
Some adjectives are not working like the rest of them. Mostly, the demonyms, the numerals and their corresponding adjectives. These kinds of adjectives almost work like nouns, except that they cannot be declinated with the declinations of nouns. Also, they should not be declinated with comparative, superlative and excessive degrees, but they are, for a different reason.A normal adjective like smy (/smøj/), "good", with the three degrees usually means this :
smyteÿ - /smʏteʑ/ = better (comparative)
smyteÿma - /smʏteʑmɑ/ = best (superlative)
smyteÿgo - /smʏteʑgʰo/ = too good (excessive)
With each of the three adjectives kinds listed above, the degrees express the following. Notice that it always uses the plural form of the adjective as a basis.
1. Numeral kind : "one" = it
wtéis itineÿ - /təjs ɪtɪneʑ/ = it is more than one (comparative)
wtéis itineÿma - /təjs ɪtɪneʑmɑ/ = it is one at most (superlative)
wtéis itineÿgo - /təjs ɪtɪneʑgʰo/ = one is too much (excessive)
2. Numeral adjective kind : "second" = atmy
wtéis atmyineÿ - /təjs ɑtmʏ̜neʑ/ = it is not only the second one (comparative)
wtéis atmyineÿma - /təjs ɑtmʏ̜neʑmɑ/ = it is the second one at most (superlative)
wtéis atmyineÿgo - /təjs ɑtmʏ̜neʑgʰo/ = a second one is too much (excessive)
3. Demonym kind : "English" = ańléwer
tar ańléwerineÿ - /tɑɾ ɑŋləweɾɪneʑ/ = there are more English (comparative)
tar ańléwerineÿma - /tɑɾ ɑŋləweɾɪneʑmɑ/ = there are mostly English (superlative)
tar ańléwerineÿgo - /tɑɾ ɑŋləweɾɪneʑgʰo/ = there are too much English (excessive)
This might seem racist, but any adjective designating a person means the same.
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