Adjectives
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1. Translations
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1. Adjectives
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2. alphabet & tests
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3. Animals and Roles
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4. Definite Articles
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5. Grammatical Marks
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10. Punctuation
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11. Transitivity
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13. Verb Conjugations
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Adjectives are marked in two different ways: a prefix and several suffixes. Within each of these categories, there are sometimes overlapping values, in which multiple of one type of suffix can be applied. In this situation, there is a specified order of marking that must be followed.
Adjectives have only one possible prefix, the ADV/adverbial. This prefix is equivalent to the English '-ly,' which turns an adjective into an adverb. This cannot be applied to predicated forms of adjectives.
Suffixes are attached directly to the end of an adjectives. The adjective suffixes are:
COMP, comparative
MODR, EMIN, EXT; moderative, eminentive, extremitive
SUP, ELT; superlative, elative
Comparative is the form used when making comparisons, exemplified by the English '-er.' MODR, EMIN, and EXT are a mutually exclusive group that expresses the degree to which an adjective applies (ex. 'so' c. 'very'). The superlative expresses the highest degree of an adjective, while elative is a subjective form, expressing 'too much' of an adjective. The order is:
{adjective}.COMP.[MODR|EMIN|EXT].[SUP|ELT]
This is the complete construction of a fully-marked adjective in Ssamaf.
ADV.{adjective}.COMP.[MODR|EMIN|EXT].[SUP|ELT]
Predicate adjectives are treated like mono-transitive verbs. A sentence meaning "The tall man" would not be affected by this, but "The man is tall" would become "The tall-ing man." They are conjugated for a subject's person and the copula's tense.
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