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LESSON XVIII (CONTINUED).
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Adjectives.
Comparatives (continued).
- su iâⁿ,
- worse and better.
- lṳ́ bõi-su--i,
- you are not inferior to him.
- hṳ́-kiãⁿ iàu-su,
- that article is rather inferior.
- tî-kiãⁿ-su?
- which one is inferior?
- su-i tōa-bó-mue̍h,
- inferior to him by a great deal.
- su-i lân-ló,
- inferior to him a little.
- õi-su a-bõi?
- will he be inferior or not?
- iáu-chua̍h,
- a little more less so.
- pēⁿ iáu-chua̍h,
- the disease is a little more less so, i. e. little better.
- chua̍h--se-su,
- somewhat better.
- chua̍h bô-mih-chōi,
- better by not very much.
- chua̍h-m̄-uãⁿ,
- better not much.
- sṳ̄ iáu-chua̍h,
- the matter is not quite so bad, i.e. better.
- taⁿ hiēn-chãi iáu-chua̍h,
- but now (things) are a little better.
- lẽng-khó siũ-khóu, mài-huãm-chũe,
- better to endure hardship, but don't transgress.
- lẽng-khó jím-nãiⁿ, mài-nãuⁿ-sṳ̄,
- better to endure, but don’t make a disturbance.
- lẽng-khó si̍h-pńg, mài-phièn-nâng,
- it is better to lose capital than to deceive people.
- lẽng-khó-gō mài-seⁿ-pēⁿ,
- better to fast a little than to engender disease.
Superlatives.
- chì-hó,
- the best,—chì-pháiⁿ, the worst.
- chì-hñg,
- the most distant.
- chì-tōa-kâi,
- the most large one.
- chì-múiⁿ-mãuⁿ,
- the most elegant.
- chì-ũ miâ-sek--kâi,
- the most reputable one.
- chì-khùe,
- most rapid.
- chì-khek-po̍h,
- most stingy.
- chì-chhong-mêng,
- most intelligent.
- hiáng-hok chì-ke̍k,
- enjoying blessing to the utmost.
- siãng-hó,
- the best,—siãng-m̄-hó, the worst.
- siãng-khá,
- most ingenious.
