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Lesson 84: Than the Teacher

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The from-form already means “from.” With a comparing word it means “than.” गुरोः लघुः means “smaller than the teacher.” गुरोः is the from-form from Lesson 25: The Teacher's Endings.

दीर्घः means “long,” or “tall,” and it matches like नवीनः. A woman is दीर्घा.

A man speaking of himself says अहं लघुः अस्मि. A woman says अहं लघ्वी अस्मि. लघ्वी is the woman’s form from the qualities page.

SentenceMeaning
गुरोः अहं लघुः अस्मि।I am smaller than the teacher. Said by a man. म गुरुभन्दा सानो छु।
गुरोः अहं लघ्वी अस्मि।I am smaller than the teacher. Said by a woman.
नद्याः इयं नदी दीर्घा अस्ति।This river is longer than the river. नद्याः is the from-form of नदी.
सर्वेभ्यः सः श्रेष्ठः अस्ति।He is the best of all. सर्वेभ्यः is the from-form of सर्वे.

Practice

  1. Say गुरोः अहं लघुः अस्मि, or गुरोः अहं लघ्वी अस्मि।
  2. Say नद्याः इयं नदी दीर्घा अस्ति।
  3. Say सर्वेभ्यः सः श्रेष्ठः अस्ति।

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Lesson 85: When the Sun Has Set is the locative absolute.