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Substantiv
1.karşılaştırma derecesigrammatik, lingvistik
2.karşılaştırma derecelerigrammatik, lingvistik

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Substantiv

  1. (linguistics, grammar) The inflected forms of an adjective that indicate different degrees of the attribute the adjective denotes, usually relative to something else; in general, the types of inflection available for an adjective to denote different degrees of its associated attribute; the positive (uninflected adjective), comparative and superlative forms.

Exempel

  • The degrees of comparison of good are good (positive), better (comparative) and best (superlative).
  • The word red is an adjective, in the dogmatical or positive degree of comparison.
  • There are commonly reckoned three degrees of comparison, namely: the positive, comparative and superlative; though, strictly speaking, there are but two degrees, the positive being merely the state of the adjective itself.
  • Among the degrees of comparison, some have enumerated equality; as when we say, "It is as sweet as honey."
  • The degrees of comparison possible are: positive , comparative , superlative , and elative.

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