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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 31

Comparison

Comparison.

Ka titiro to tangata ki nga, men e rua, ka kitea, a rite ana ranei tetabi ki tetahi, i neke ake ranei tetahi i tetahi. Ki te kitea, he rite, ko te kupu as; kia rua nga as.

Me te haka ano te reka.—As sweet as sugar.

Me te kowhatu ano to pakeke.—As hard as a stone.

Me te uira ano to hohoro.—As quick as lightning.

Rite tonu tenei papa ki tern te roa. This plank is as long as that.

Ka kitea, ko tetahi i neke ake, ko tetahi i hoki iho, to nui ranei, to pai ranei, te aha ranei; ko te tohu, ko te er hei to mutunga o te kupu mo te nui, mo te pai mo te aha ranei, me tetahi atu kupu e apititia mai ana, ara me te than.

nui, large. nui ake, larger.
roa, long. roa ake, longer.
reka, sweet. reka ake, sweeter.

Nui atu te reka o tend i to te hula.—This is sweeter than sugar.

He roa ke tena ara i tenei.—That road is longer than this.

Erangi a Hoani i a Hemi, e kaha ana.—John is stronger than James.

Nui atu tern rakau I tenei.—That tree is larger than this.

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Ka kite ko tetabi i tino neke ake o nga mea katoa e tirohia ana, ko to est te tohu, hei to mutunga mai o te kupu.

Ko te nui tenei o nga rakau katoa.—This is the largest of all the trees.

Ko Hoani to tino tamaiti roa o te kura.—John is the tallest boy in the school.

Apopo te tino ra roa o te tau.—T0morrow is the longest day in the year.

Tokorima matou nei, he kaha kau matou, ko te thio kaha rawa ko Hoani.—There are five of us, and we are all strong, but John is the strongest of all.

Tenei etahi kupn e rere ke ana.

pai, good; pai atu, better; pai rawa, best.
kino, bad; kino atu, worse; kino rawa, worst.
iti, little; iti iho, less; iti rawa, least.
maha, many; maha atu, more; maha rawa, most.