It was a very large country— Ter-lalu amat besar negri itu.
His conduct was too bad— Ter-lampau jahat ka-laku-an-nia.
The adjective maha, great, is similarly used; as maha besar, very great; maha mulia, most illustrious; maha kuasa, all-powerful.
Exercise.
He demanded a very high price. He is very ill. Your father was exceedingly wise. It is a very large river. I am very frightened. The water is very deep. Those Chinese are very wicked. The most illustrious and most mighty queen. The old man’s cow is very thin. I was much surprised at hearing it. He brought some very big horses. Some very large ships have arrived. This month fish is very cheap. The room is very wide. The river was much too narrow, the ship could not enter. I have a very bad headache.
[LESSON V.]
Interrogative Sentences.
In asking a question, the tone of the voice sometimes marks the interrogation sufficiently.
Sometimes the interrogation is marked by the use of the particle -kah affixed to the emphatic word of the sentence.