Les 30
Lesson 30
DEGREES OF COMPARISON
Let´s see some sentences and its equivalent in English
1.-Koi gel
1.-Eric is rich
2.-Kisuan geli as Koi
2.-Christian is so rich as Koi
Structure=-i=is so
As=as
3.-Uel gelis bo Beik
3.-Esther is richer than Rachel
4.-Sain gelist ikul
4.-Jason is the richest of all
5.-Di gelbi
5.-Frank is terribly rich
-bi(it is a contraction of –eb(superlative absolute)
6.-Lil gelun
6.-Susan is very rich
Structure:
-os=less
-ost=the least
7.-Oiti bouk
7.-Oliver is poor
8.-Oiti bouki as Nieb
8.-Oliver is so poor as Virgin
9.-Loam boukos Belat
9.-Judith is less poor than Ruth
10.-Lil boukost ikul
10.-Susan is the least poor of all
11.-Atiel boukeb
11.-John is terrybly poor
12.-Bail boukun
12.-Margaret is very poor
MORE SENTENCES
1.-This sea is deep
1.-Das man bus
2.-This sea is deeper
2.-Das man busis
3.-This sea is the deepest of all
3.-Das man busist kul
4.-This sea is extremely deep
4.-Das man buseb
5.-This sea is very deep
5.-Das man busun
6.-This duck is the less beautiful one of all
6.-Das da belost kul
7.-Here the sun shines more
7.-Ia Hal helis
Remember:MAN in Usik it is not a Man but SEA
-eb=multi-,poli-