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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/12/2021 4:15 PM, James Landau
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<div>Eng: I love pizza. Pizza is my favorite!</div>
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Kli: pItSa' chab vIparHa' jIH. pItSa' parHa' law Hoch latlh
Sojmey parHa' puS.<br>
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<div>1. Is *parHa'* the best way to say "love", or could
*muSHa'* also be used?</div>
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<p><b>muSHa'</b> is usually the word we use for <i>love. </i><b>parHa'</b>
means <i>like.</i><br>
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">2. Is "like the most" the
correct way to say "favorite"? Is it still grammatical when
it's relativistic without using a prefix like vI- to show
WHO likes pizza the most?</div>
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<p>The <b>law'/puS</b> (comparative, superlative) sentence can only
be used with qualities. <b>parHa'</b> is an action, not a
quality, so it can't be used in a superlative sentence like this.</p>
<p>When constructing a superlative sentence, make the second noun
just <b>Hoch.</b></p>
<p>Your first sentence is correct. (The pronoun <b>jIH</b> is
optional here, and usually dropped, but it's not wrong to use it.)
For your second sentence, maybe try using the verb <b>qaq</b> <i>be
preferable.</i> With that verb, you don't even need a
superlative sentence. If you want a superlative sentence, consider
using <b>QaQ</b><i> be good</i> or <b>'ey</b><i> be delicious.</i>
Either way, to make it "my" favorite, you might need the word <b>jIHvaD</b>
<i>for me.</i></p>
<p>I'll let you work it out from there.<br>
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