I

closed

(the) door
1    3           2

phru

guls
 
1   2  

(the) child

moved
 
1    2  

as

phru

skuls
1   2    3

I

moved

(the) child
1    3           2

laqcukspu

gel
 
1  2  

(the) tree

fell
 
1  2  

as laqcukspu

zgels
 
1         2  3  

I    made

(the) tree

to fall
1     3
 
          2
 
     3
 
     In all these examples, we find the prefix s- being added to the intransitive bases. If we name these constructions as direct causation, then we can label the constructions with cuk as indirect causation. cuk is also added to the verb stems in order to express causative constructions.
 

as

pikčarč
ik

Ias
 
1      2   3  

I   saw

a picture
   
1    3       2    

i o:spu

a šoqbuik

Iacuks
 
1    2  3     4   5  6  

I   made

my friend

to see

(the) book
1     6 3      2      5           4

as zgo

phes
   
1     2    3    

I opened

(the) door
   
1     3           2    

as mia

zgo phecuks
   
1     2  3       4    

I made

(the) man

to open

(the) door
1   4
 
          2
 
      4
 
          3
 

4.2.4.
 
Comparative Constructions
     The degree of comparison is expressed by the use of bacik in Purki. This may be considered as equivalent to { er     } than in English. Consider the following sentences.
                                      { more }
 
gula:p ya:sminbacik ramo uk  
1    2     3     4   5  

rose  is

more

beautiful

than

jasmine
1       5    3      4    3      2

as

kherabacik

rimo

d
uk
 
1    2   3   4    5  

I   am

taller

than you
   
1   5 4 3   3     2    

i ka:rpu

khoe

ka:rbacik

rgya:la

uk
1    2   3     4 5      6   7

my car

is better

than his

car
 
1     2

 
7     6

 
 5      4

 
 3

 
 
 

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