2. In composition the adjective usually, though not invariably, follows the noun it qualifies, as
| Dŏima ga-súm. |
| (The) water black = (kálá páni). |
3. Comparison.
This is effected by appending the syllable “sari” or “khri” (= than) to the word with which comparison is made, this word being always in the dative case. The superlative degree is denoted much in the same way, the noun being preceded by some word signifying “all,” thus
(a) Bi áng-nŏ-khri gă-zau—he (is) taller than I (comparative).
(b) Bi bŏi-nă-sári ga-zaú-sin—he is the tallest of all (superlative).
In making these comparisons the first syllable (ga) of the adjective is often omitted: as
| nang |
| you |
| áng-nŏ-khri |
| I than |
| zaú |
| tall |