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| Superlative
Degree: |
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The superlative degree is used when something is compared with the
rest of the things of the same kind. It is formed in Brokskat by
adding dyo ‘than’ to c.ok ‘all’ as in Hindi.
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homo
putu c.okdyo tâa:lola ‘this picture is more beautiful than all (pictures),
i.e., this picture is the most beautiful picture’
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sampel
 okdyo
utu
mu
la |
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1
2
3 4
5
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| ‘Sampel
is worse than all (men)’, i.e., |
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1 5
3 2
4
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| Sampel
is the worst man. |
gula:p okdyo
t l:lo
pu:o
la |
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1
2
3 4
5
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| ‘rose
is more beautiful flower than all (flowers)’, i.e., |
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1 5
3
4 2
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| Rose
is the most beautiful flower. |
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Sometimes the superlative degree of comparison is expressed by repeating
the adjective with dyo between them. In Hindi also the superlative
degree is expressed sometimes in this way.
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ta:lodyo
ta
:lo mu
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‘good than good man’, i.e., |
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1 2
3
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1
1 2
3
‘the best man’ |
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ta:lidyo
ta:li
mole |
‘good than good girl’, i.e., |
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1
2
3
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1 1
2 3
‘the best girl’
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| utudyo
utu
mu |
‘bad than bad man’, i.e., |
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1 2
3
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1 1
2 3 |
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‘the worst man’ |
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pRunudyo pRunu |
‘old than old’, i.e., |
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1
2
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1 1
2
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‘the oldest’ |
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bonodyo bono |
‘big than big’, i.e., |
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1 2
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1 1
2
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‘the biggest’ |
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senodyo seno |
‘small than small’, i.e., |
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1
2 |
1
1 2
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‘the smallest’ |
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| VERB
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Verbs are inflected for tense and mood except in the past tense.
The verb forms in Brokskat may be divided into finite and non-finite.
The finite form of the verb is the predicate of the main clause
is inflected for the person-number of the subject. The non-finite
form of the verb is the predicate of the subordinate clause and
is not inflected for the person-number of the subject.
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2.2.1. Verb Classes |
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Intransitive Verb: |
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The
intransitive verb does not take any object. Moreover the subject
of the intransitive verb is not declined for
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