Imatges de pàgina
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Other adjectives undergo no change in their initials, when connected with nouns.

COMPARISON.

The comparative degree is formed by putting nios, more, before the genitive feminine of the positive; as, geal, white; nios gile, whiter. (24)

The superlative is formed by putting ro, very, before the nominative; or, as, most, before the genitive feminine of the positive; astro ġeal, very white; as gile, whitest. (25)

IRREGULAR COMPARISON.

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NUMERAL ADJECTIVES

Value Cardinal, one, &c. Ordinal, First, &c.

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There are four personal pronouns; viz. me, 1; tu, thou; se, or e, he; si, or i, she.

In declining these pronouns, the nominative and accusative are commonly alike; the vocative wanting, except in the second person; and the ablative is formed by prefixing various prepositions, exhibited under the title of compound pronouns.

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The genitives of the personal pronouns are called possessives; viz. mo, my; do, thy; ar, our ; bur, your; a, his, her, its, their.

When mo, do, ar, a, are preceded by the prepositions le, with; ua, from; do, to; ann, in; they are abbreviated in the following manner:

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A, who, which, an te, an ti, who, which, that, ce be, whoever. (30)

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Creud? go de? what? masc. cia?, ce? fem. ci? plural, ciad? who? what? which? ca? what? (31)

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So, this, these, sin, that, those, ud, yonder. (32)

COMPOUND.

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Singular

From faoi, or fa, under.

Plural

1 fam, or fum, under me 1 fuinn, under us

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