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-# Adjectives and comparison
-
-## Adjectival verbs
-
-Some verbs play the function adjectives do in other languages.  Such verbs
-are called *adjectival verbs*.
-
-In the predicative form, it is used in the same way as other verb.
-
-> man-nom.mt.sg is_old-ind.prs.cnt  
-> *The man is old.*
-
-In the descriptive form, it is attached before the noun without any
-conjugation.
-
-> is_old-man-nom.mt.sg catch-ind.pst.cnt fish-acc.wa.sg
-> The old man caught the fish
-
-## Comparison
-
-Comparison is done via prefixing.
-
-### Comparative form
-
-The comparative form has prefix **jìs**.
-
-### Superlative form
-
-The superlative form has prefix **haät**.
+# Adjectives and Comparison
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 # Constructions
-
-This section concerns various syntactic constructions.  We discuss both
-conversational and magical constructions in parallel where relevance.
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 # Negation
-
-To negate a sentence, simply put the negative adverb in front of the verb.
-For each sense of negativity, there is a separate word:
-
-- not: cèë
-- not yet: niï
-- never: chon
-
-Following are the opposite of them: 
-
-- yes: daä
-- already: voc
-- always: réïn
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 # Question
-
-The preferred word orders are discussed in previous sections.  Verbs must be
-used in interrogative mood.
-
-One may have noticed in the Sentence order section that yes/no questions are
-formed by adding a negative adverb at the end of the sentence.  Here are two
-examples with *niï* and *chon*:
-
->
-> *Have you ever been to the capital?*
->
->
-> *Do you really never eat meat?*
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 # Sentence order
-
-In conversation, the sentence order is relatively loose: SVO, OSV, VSO, VOS,
-SOV are all used. Particularly, they're preferred to be used like described
-below:
-
-- SVO: when the subject is the topic of the sentence
-- OSV: when the object is the topic of the sentence; it's also used as
-    equivalent for passive voice, which Hàäsdáïga does not have
-- VSO: when the verb is the topic, or when the question is about the object
-- VOS: when it's a question and it's about the subject
-- SOV: when the object is a pronoun, especially a reflexive pronoun.
-
-Examples:
-
-> he-nom.ea.sg have-ind.prs.cnt many money-acc.mtl.pl  
-> *He has a lot of money.*
->
-> die-RESULT-acc.wa.sg he-nom.fi.sg not fear-ind.prs.cnt  
-> *Death, he does not fear.*
->
-> curse-int.pst.prf you-nom.wo.sg neck-wearing-acc.mtl.sg not?  
-> *Did you curse that necklace?*
->
-> choose-int.fut.prf you-nom.wo.sg path-acc.ea.sg  
-> *Which path will you choose?*
->
-> pay-int.fut.prf meal-money-acc.mtl.pl who.nom.sg  
-> *Who will pay for the meal?*
->
-> I-nom.fi.sg you-acc.wa.sg love-ind.prs.cnt  
-> *I love you.*
-
-While casting magic, the sentence order is always SVO.  Here is an example of
-air shield spell, which is a very simple one:
-
-> air-nom.wa.pl flow-rit.prs.cnt.wa and protect-rit.prs.cnt.ea I-acc.wa.sg  
-> *The air shall flow around me and protect me.*