This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ...Hh pasy He-6Hjn y Hact = he has not once been at our house. The expression twice as is rendered by Bi-flBoe with the comparative, e.g. 6to Bhko Fb-flBoe aynne Toro = this wine is twice as good as that. Bame nepo Bt-Tpoe flopoace Moero = your pen is three times as dear as mine. For larger numbers it is ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ...Hh pasy He-6Hjn y Hact = he has not once been at our house. The expression twice as is rendered by Bi-flBoe with the comparative, e.g. 6to Bhko Fb-flBoe aynne Toro = this wine is twice as good as that. Bame nepo Bt-Tpoe flopoace Moero = your pen is three times as dear as mine. For larger numbers it is more usual to turn it, e.g. 6tott TeaTpb Bt niciny pa3t KpaclhTBe Tbstb Totb = this theatre is a thousand times more beautiful than that. Expressions such as ten-fold, used predicatively, are rendered by Bt-flecffrepo, &c. The adjectival multiplicatives: jraoftHoft = double, two-fold, TpoftaM = treble, three-fold, are quite common and are declined like Moaofloft. Simple--npocToft. 66. Collective Numerals. These are used for the numbers from 2-8 and 10: 2 flBoe 6 mecTepo 3 Tpoe 7 ceMepo 4 wTBepo 8 Bocbmepo 5 niTepo 10 flecirrepo Boe and Tpoe are declined as follows: N. jraoe G.;hbohxb D. SBOHiTL. A. =N.orG. I. ABOBMH These numerals are especially common in phrases such as the following: Ha Tpoe = there are three of us, which also means we three (it would be impossible to say Mh Tpa), y MeHH 'ierBepo jrfrreH = I have four children, axb Ohjio mecTepo = there were (lit. was) six of them, and with nouns which are only used in the plural, e. g. cairn = sledge, mecTepo caHeft = six sledges, nacii = watch, clock, Tpoe iacoBi. = three watches. Notice Cothh = 100 (often sc. soldiers). N.B. Bfr-jraoevb = tite-a-tite m, TpoeMi. = d trois napa (aomafleH) = a pair of horses rpoftica = three horses abreast wreepKa =four " " TpoBna = the Trinity jpbacHHa = a dozen, but must only be used of things, never of people flecirroicJ. = ten, e. g. flecHTKH T6chti = tens of thousands 6aH3Hemi-twins. Notice the curious idiom a cairb-jpyn....
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN:
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Good. Hardcover, third edition, revised and enlarged by J.C. Dumbreck; fading and shelf wear to exterior; otherwise contents in good condition with clean te xt, firm binding.
