Dans un courrier dat=E9 du 24/07/99 20:33:07 , Nik a =E9crit :
> Do you mean that "segatakai" means "he is taller"? If so, then it
> sounds like Japanese *does* have a superlative.
> =20
se ga takai means "(one's) back is high" =3D "tall".
> > he is number-one tall.
> > (kare wa ichiban segatakai)
> =20
> Sounds like a superlative to me, unless you want to say that "most tall"
> isn't a superlative.
is "in first place" a superlative ? is it inherent to the adjective ?
(like the question was i guess ?)
of course japanese know what comparison is (with gaijins at least).
but comparison does not equate superlative.
superlative needs definitness among...
japanese has no definite adjectives.
no definite nouns.
mathias