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CYPRIOT GRAMMAR

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All the above phrases can be used in combination with Πολλά, λίον, νάκκον in the sentence structure of Subject + ‘to be’ + ‘πκιό λίον’ +<br />

adjective + ‘που’ (+Accusative) + object<br />

Examples<br />

Λλίον/νάκκον πκιό λλίον = a bit less<br />

Λλίον/νάκκον πκιό πολλύν = a bit more<br />

Πολλά πκιό πολλά = a lot more<br />

Πολλά πκιό λλίον = a lot less<br />

11.5 Ασκήεις – Exercises<br />

Translate the following words in the prescribed forms.<br />

To the most lazy man<br />

Bigger woman<br />

The worst eggs<br />

The more beautiful sister<br />

I have a smaller cousin<br />

These women are the fattest<br />

Those men are shorter<br />

She has more beautiful children<br />

It is uglier<br />

Those (fm) are faster<br />

The less expensive meat<br />

The equally beautiful women<br />

He is a lot less ugly<br />

He is as tall as he is.<br />

He is as short as him.<br />

It is a lot more expensive.<br />

It is that expensive!<br />

She is that beautiful!<br />

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