Comparing cheat sheet

A quick look at comparatives, comparative scales, stance bars, and vague amounts. Nothing here is new: each row links to the section that teaches it. Stage: B Beginner, I Intermediate, A Advanced.

More, as much, less

Write the names, then the rank join, then the shared adjective on /ɡ/. e ranks the first higher; ue the first lower; oe ties. -l is firm, -m open.

Ageben	Use	English	Stage
Rank o (zol)	rank on a shared quality	more … than / the …-est	B
Equality oe (zoel / zoem)	same height on the quality	as … as / about as … as	B

Job	Example	English	Stage
More than	zazozon zalazun zol gamahum.	Azozon is more challenging than Alazun.	B
The most: one name	zazozon zol gamahum.	Azozon is the most challenging.	B
Much more: /w/ before the adjective	zazozon zalazun zol wohalal gamahum.	Azozon is much more challenging than Alazun.	B
As … as	zazozon zalazun zoel gamahum.	Azozon is as challenging as Alazun.	B
About as … as	zazozon zalazun zoem gubalel.	Azozon is about as bright as Alazun.	B
Both are: an and-list, no ranking	zazozon zalazun zal gamahum	Azozon and Alazun are both challenging.	B
Not as … as: zuol	zalazun zazozon zuol gamahum	Alazun is not as challenging as Azozon.	I
No more … than: deny with zul	zalazun zazozon zol gamahum zul.	Alazun is no more challenging than Azozon.	I
Second biggest: ordinal in /w/	zazozon zol wrodol gelazem.	Azozon is the second biggest.	I

How many names

Ageben	Use	English	Stage
Multi (2+) under o / uo	comparative ladder	earlier above later (o); later above earlier (uo; u reverses rank)	I
Single-item (1) under o / uo	superlative	the …-est / the least …	I
Standalone (0) under o / uo	empty superlative	there is no biggest; open -m = none comes to mind	I

Example	Reading	Stage
zazozon zalazun zahelan zom gamahum	Azozon is more challenging than Alazun, who is more than Ahelan (open)	I
zol gamahum	there is no most challenging	I
zazozon zuol gamahum	Azozon is the least challenging (of all)	I
zor gamahum	whatever ranks highest on challenging	I

Other scales

Keep the rank join; change what the shared word is.

Scale	Example	English	Stage
Manner: /h/ right after the join	zalazun zazozon zol hahunom vowurol.	Alazun walks more intensely than Azozon.	I
Amount: gral	zogozelx zodozelx zol gral.	There are more cats than dogs.	I
Amount, fewer	zogozelx zodozelx zuol gral.	There are fewer cats than dogs.	I
Amount, as many	zogozelx zodozelx zoel gral.	There are as many cats as dogs.	I
Amount, by impression: gram	zogozelx zodozelx zol gram.	It looks like there are more cats than dogs.	I
How many more: difference in /b/	zogozelx zodozelx zol gral blragel.	There are three more cats than dogs.	I
Frequency: hral	zazozon zalazun zol hral vowurol.	Azozon walks more often than Alazun.	I
Time, later: bral	zazozon zalazun zol bral vevorol.	Azozon arrives later than Alazun.	I
Time, earlier	zazozon zalazun zuol bral vevorol.	Azozon arrives earlier than Alazun.	I
The more …, the more …	zazozon hral vowurol xoel zalazun hral vezuvel.	The more Azozon walks, the more Alazun sleeps.	I
The more …, the less …	zazozon hral vowurol xuol zalazun hral vezuvel.	The more Azozon walks, the less Alazun sleeps.	I
Twice as: factor after the adjective	zazozon zalazun zoel gelazem hradol.	Azozon is twice as big as Alazun.	I
Half as: inverse hrudol	zalazun zazozon zoel gelazem hrudol.	Alazun is half as big as Azozon.	I

Than a stance

Put a /th/ stance word where the second name would go, right before the rank join. It is the bar: the value that stance sets. After the fence it is an ordinary stance on the whole claim.

Ageben	Use	English	Stage
name + bar + zol	above the bar	more than planned / later than planned	I
name + bar + zuol	below the bar	less than planned / earlier than planned	I
name + bar + zoel	at the bar	as planned	I
bar after the fence	a stance on the whole claim	plans to be the most …	I

Job	Example	English	Stage
Later than planned	zazozon thagom zol bral vevorol.	Azozon arrives later than planned.	I
Stance after the fence	zazozon zol bral vevorol thagom.	I plan for Azozon to arrive last.	I
More than planned, on an object	zazozon dodelx thagom dol gral vagedal.	Azozon eats more strawberries than planned.	I
Often, on a recipient	zazozon vezuyol balazun thagom bol hral.	Azozon tells Alazun more often than planned.	I
Than usual	zazozon thubom zol guzemel.	Azozon is sleepier than usual.	A
Than I remember	zazozon thevum zol gelazem.	Azozon is bigger than I remember.	A
Than advertised	zanal thebam zuol gagebem.	The book is less clear than advertised.	A
Than I expected	zazozon thabem zol guzemel.	Azozon is sleepier than I expected.	A
Than they used to be	zazozon helam zol guzemel.	Azozon is sleepier than they used to be.	A
As … as possible	zalazun hodaxal zoel hadurom vowurol.	Alazun walks as hastily as possible.	A
Up to code	zohehal hwuvol zoel gabobem.	The house is as strong as the rules require.	A
More than allowed	zedudal hwuval zol gral.	There is more tea than the rules allow.	A
Than hoped	zanal thuwuyom zol gagebem.	The book is clearer than I hoped.	A
Than feared	zanal thewemum zuol gagebem.	The book is even less clear than I feared.	A

Every bar

Bar	Ranks against	English	Stage
met sake thudatham, thobatham, …	what that sake needs	enough / too much / not enough	A
LIVE thugem	how it looks	than it looks	A
MEMORY thevum	how you remember it	than I remember / than last time	A
PATTERN thubom	the trail of cases	than usual / normal	A
CLUES theyom	what was worked out	than calculated / than it should be	A
REPORTED thebam	what was said or written	than advertised / than they said	A
INTUITION thabem	your gut expectation	than I expected	A
FORMER helam	how it used to be	than it used to be / increasingly	A
NOTIONAL theyum	the imagined case	than imagined / than in theory	A
PLAN thagom	the plan or the schedule	than planned / than scheduled	A
WANT thalol / thalom / thalor	the level wanted	than wanted / than I wanted	A
ABIL hodaxal	what can be done	as … as possible	A
a requirement hwuvol / hwuvom / hwuvor	the rule, the demand, or custom	up to code / than demanded / than customary	A
a permission hwuval / hwuvam / hwuvar	the rule, the grant, or what is tolerated	over the limit / than they allow	A
consent hwudam	the agreed terms	more than agreed	A
speaker attitude thuwuyom, thewemum	the case you hoped for or feared	than hoped / than feared	A

The bar's ending keeps its own job: on a channel it is evidence strength (thubol, thubor). The bar's /b/ is the source (REPORTED), the holder (WANT, a say word over the act), or whose cases set the pattern (PATTERN). Only stances that set a value are bars: a pole, MAY, MIRATIVE, DECISION, and ATTEMPT are not.

Vague amounts

English many and often rank against an unstated baseline. Ageben names the bar.

English	Bar and rank	Stage
many / few	PATTERN thubom, zol / zuol with gral	I
often / rarely	PATTERN thubom, zol / zuol with hral	I
late / early	PATTERN thubom, zol / zuol with bral	I
than usual (the same person or thing)	PATTERN thubom with no /b/	I
too much / enough / not enough	a met sake bar (thudatham), zol / zoel / zuol	I
too late / too soon	a met sake bar (thudatham), zol / zuol with bral	I

Job	Example	English	Stage
Many cats	zogozelx thubom zol gral.	There are many cats.	I
Often	zazozon thubom zol hral vowurol.	Azozon often walks.	I

Don't mix up

This	vs	That
zazozon zalazun zol gamahum more than (a ranking)		zazozon zalazun zal gamahum both are (an and-list)
zoel as … as (a tie)		zazozon zalazun zuol gamahum not as … as (below)
zol gamahum no most (standalone)		zor gamahum whatever ranks highest · zazozon zalazun zor gamahum whichever of these (someone is on top)
zalazun zazozon zol hahunom vowurol more intensely than (ranks the manner)		gahunom more intense (a quality of the people)
zazozon thagom zol bral vevorol later than planned (a bar before the join)		zazozon zol bral vevorol thagom I plan for them to be last (a stance after)