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Degree: degree of comparison

Values: Dim Pos Cmp Sup

Degree of comparison is used as an inflectional feature of adjectives. The degree of comparison is encoded in Georgian by two methods: synthetic and analytic. The synthetic method of forming the degree of comparison is closely connected to the use of special affixes, while the analytic method employs the adverbs უფრო ‘more’ (in the comparative degree) and ყველაზე ‘most’, ყველაზე უფრო ‘most of all’ (in the superlative degree) before the adjective. While the synthetic method can be processed as a part of morphology, the analytic envolves syntax.

Dim: comparative, second degree

The diminutive degree (the so-called ‘-ish degree’) expresses a lesser degree, small size, or, metaphorically, affection towards the entity described by the noun.

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Pos: comparative, second degree

This is the base form that merely states a quality of something, without comparing it to qualities of others.

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Cmp: comparative, second degree

The quality of one object is compared to the same quality of another object.

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Sup: superlative, third degree

The quality of one object is compared to the same quality of all other objects within a set.

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