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    Modification
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    Comparative adjectives can be modified by specific modifiers which cannot be used when the adjective is used in the positive degree.

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    Comparative adjectives can be modified by specific modifiers which cannot be used when the adjective is used in the positive degree. Most of these modifiers can also be used with the inherent comparative oarselse, different:

    Example 1

    a. folle 'much, many'
    *folle dúdlik
    Lit: much clear
    folle dúdliker
    much clearer
    folle minder dúdlik
    much less clear
    net folle oars
    not much different
    b. wat 'somewhat, something'
    *wat dúdlik
    Lit: somewhat clear
    wat dúdliker
    somewhat clearer
    wat minder dúdlik
    somewhat less clear
    wat oars
    something else
    c. noch 'even, still'
    *noch dúdlik
    Lit: even clear
    noch dúdliker
    even clearer
    noch minder dúdlik
    even less clear
    d. namste 'so much the'
    *namse dúdlik
    so much the clear
    namste dúdliker
    so much the clearer
    namste minder dúdlik
    so much the less clear
    e. safolste / safolleste 'so much the'
    *safolste dúdlik
    Lit: so much the clear
    safolste dúdliker
    so much the clearer
    safolste minder dúdlik
    so much the less clear
    safolste oars
    so much else
    f. in ein 'a piece, a lot'
    *in ein dúdlik
    Lit: a lot clear
    in ein dúdliker
    a lot clearer
    in ein minder dúdlik
    a lot less clear
    in ein oars
    a lot different
    g. gâns 'much'
    *gâns heech
    Lit: much high
    gâns heger
    much higher
    gâns minder heech
    much less high
    gans oars
    much different

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    More details can be found in Hoekstra (2000).

    References:
    • Hoekstra, Jarich2000Sa en net oars of: waar vergelijking en ontkenning elkaar ontmoetenBesten, Hans den, Elffers, Els & Luif, Jan (eds.)Samengevoegde woorden: voor Wim Klooster bij zijn afscheid als hoogleraarUniversiteit van Amsterdam135-144
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            ABOUT THIS TOPIC
            Author(s):
            Eric Hoekstra, Joke Weening
            Category:
            Frisian Syntax
            Publication date:
            07 August 2019
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