jù lọ
The Highest Degree
Property + jùlọ; supply the comparison group in words or context.
How It Works
After a suitable property predicate, jùlọ expresses its greatest degree within the relevant group. Identify that group with a phrase beginning nínú, among, or make it clear through context. Ranking among three children does not rank someone above every child elsewhere.
Contrast ga ju Bísí lọ, taller than Bísí, with ga jùlọ, tallest. The latter has no separately named standard between jù and lọ. Write jùlọ together in these ordinary written examples.
The predicate supplies the scale: tóbi ranks size, while kéré ranks smallness. Strong degree with púpọ̀ or gan-an does not independently select the highest-ranked participant. Preserve low-tone jù here, while remembering that low-tone jù can also occur in some comparative environments.
Examples (3)
- Nínú àwọn ọmọ mẹ́ta náà, Tósìn ga jùlọ.
Among those three children, Tósìn is tallest.
The comparison set contains those three children.
- Nínú àwọn àpò wọ̀nyí, àpò dúdú tóbi jùlọ.
Among these bags, the black bag is biggest.
Size is ranked within the indicated bags.
- Nínú àwọn ilé yìí, ilé pupa kéré jùlọ.
Among these houses, the red house is smallest.
The predicate ranks smallness.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Write jùlọ to express the greatest degree in the relevant group.
Related Patterns
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