New words in this lesson:
Comparison of number, amount or degree of noun/verb words is expressed as follows:
max... kom... - more... than...
min... kom... - less/fewer... than...
Polisiyen hare max bete kom musikayen.
The police officer has more children than the musician.
Alimyen yam min roti kom mediciyen.
The teacher eats less bread than the physician.
Comparative adjective/adverbs are expressed as follows:
maxmo... kom... - more... than...
minmo... kom... - less... than...
maxmo meli kom...
more beautiful than...
The reflexive pronoun se is used as follows:
In Globasa, se may be used reflexively with any pronoun.
Globasa turns pronouns into possessive adjectives by adding the suffix -su.
misu - my
yusu - your
tesu - her/his
tosu - its
sesu - her/his/its own
imisu - our
uyusu - your
etesu - their
otosu - their
Bwaw min somno kom myaw.
The dog sleeps less than the cat.
Hin drevo is maxmo lawo kom den drevo.
This tree is older than that tree.
Ogar de polisiyen is maxmo lama kom ogar de mediciyen, mas ogar de mediciyen is colo, kotor ji lile.
Polisiyen: Kam yusu gami is maxmo lawo kom misu gami?
Mediciyen: No, misu gami is minmo lawo. Te is juni.
Polisiyen: Kam yusu gami is maxmo cote kom misu gami?
Mediciyen: No, misu gami is minmo cote. Te is gao.
Polisiyen: Kam yusu gami max doxo kom misu gami?
Mediciyen: No, misu gami no multi doxo. Te xosu doxo. Te no suki kitabu. Te suki filme ji musika.
Polisiyen: Kam yusu gami maxmo bono danse kom misu gami?
Mediciyen: No, misu gami buru danse. Yusu gami bono danse.
Create your own sentences using the examples above, and examples from previous lessons, as sentence patterns. Tell a story.