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108<br />

113. Jih leubeh carong nibak geutanyoe.<br />

Hey more clever than we^nc<br />

'He is cleverer than we.'<br />

(b). An example of a comparative construction with the verb<br />

aaiai 'to like':<br />

114.a) Jih leubeh galak-jih keu kah nibak ureueng jeh.<br />

Hey more like-3y to youy than person that<br />

'He likes you better than that person does.'<br />

b)*Jih leubeh galak-jih nibak ureueng jeh.<br />

Hey more like-3y than person that<br />

2.3.1 Adiactiva Derivation<br />

Adjectives can be derived from nouns and verbs by<br />

prefixes meu-. meu- .... -eun-. and teu-.<br />

2.3.1.1 meu-<br />

This prefix is used to form adjectives from nouns,<br />

verbs, and "tu-words".<br />

2.3.1.1.1 With Nouns<br />

When used with nouns, meu- has the following meanings.

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