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Adjectives & Comparison

Adjective placement after the noun, comparatives with lebih/daripada and superlatives with paling
besar-besar
reduplication for intensification/plurality
buh-SAR buh-SAR
Can mean "all big" or "very big" depending on context
se- + adjektiva
as [adj] as (equal comparison)
sebesar
se- attached directly to the adjective marks equality
cukup
quite/enough
CHOO-koop
cukup besar = quite big
terlalu
too (excessive)
tuhr-LAH-loo
terlalu besar = too big
ter- + adjektiva
formal superlative alternative to paling
terbesar (biggest)
A prefix-based way to form the superlative
Urutan beberapa adjektiva
Word order for multiple adjectives
noun + adj1 + adj2
Adjectives stack after the noun in sequence
dengan + adjektiva
adverb of manner: with + adjective
dengan cepat (quickly)
dengan turns an adjective into a manner adverb
lebih...dari/daripada
comparative with an explicit object
-
Both dari and daripada can introduce the compared item
dengan
"with" — also links manner adverbs to verbs
-
The same word covers accompaniment and manner
dua kali lebih besar
twice as big (multiplier comparison)
DOO-a KAH-lee LUH-bee buh-SAR
Multiplier + lebih + adjective builds scaled comparisons