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Adjectives & Comparison

Adjective placement after the noun, comparatives with lebih/daripada and superlatives with paling
Sistem komparatif/superlatif lengkap
Full comparative/superlative system
lebih/daripada, paling/ter-, se-
Three overlapping strategies for expressing degree
Adjektiva vs kata kerja statif
Adjective vs stative verb: theoretical overlap
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Indonesian adjectives share most syntactic properties with verbs
Jenis reduplikasi pada adjektiva
Reduplication types applied to adjectives
full vs partial
Different reduplication patterns carry different nuances
Kombinasi tetap adjektiva+preposisi
Fixed adjective+preposition combinations
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Certain adjectives pair habitually with specific prepositions
Nominalisasi adjektiva dengan ke-...-an
Nominalized adjectives with ke-...-an
kebesaran (greatness)
Turns a quality into an abstract noun
Derivasi adjektiva-ke-adverbia dengan -nya
Adjective-to-adverb derivation with -nya
secara + adjective, or adjective+nya
Two common strategies for forming manner adverbs
Perbandingan bertingkat/kompleks
Comparative constructions in complex/nested comparisons
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Multiple comparisons can be layered within one sentence
Superlatif absolut: paling...sekali
Absolute superlative expressions
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Combines two intensifying strategies for maximum emphasis
Pembatasan urutan adjektiva dalam frasa deskriptif
Adjective ordering restrictions in descriptive noun phrases
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Certain semantic types of adjectives have preferred ordering
Preferensi register: paling/ter- formal vs informal
Formal (paling/ter-) vs informal preference patterns by register
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Written/formal Indonesian often favors ter-; speech favors paling