Quantifiers
Relative Quantifiers
Relative quantities in Kryptonian are indicated with a noun suffix.
uju
Kryptonese / uju / ::
IPA [ u.ʤu ] ::
Font uju
Description: every / all
use
Kryptonese / use / ::
IPA [ u.se ] ::
Font use
Description: most
u
Kryptonese / u / ::
IPA [ u ] ::
Font u
Description: many / much
a
Kryptonese / ah / ::
IPA [ ɑ ] ::
Font a
Description: few / little
aja
Kryptonese / ahjah / ::
IPA [ ɑ.ʤɑ ] ::
Font aja
Description: none
These suffixes can be used with both mass and count nouns.
Count Nouns
cas
chahs
ʧɑs
table
casaja
chahsahjah
ʧɑs.ɑ.ʤɑ
no tables
casa
chahsah
ʧɑs.ɑ
few tables
casu
chahsu
ʧɑs.u
many tables
casuse
chahsuse
ʧɑs.u.se
most tables
casuju
chahsuju
ʧɑs.u.ʤu
every table
table, no tables, few tables, many tables, most tables, every table
Mass Nouns
ek
ehk
ɛk
water
ekaja
ehkahjah
ɛk.ɑ.ʤɑ
no water
eka
ehkah
ɛk.ɑ
little water
eku
ehku
ɛk.u
much water
ekuse
ehkuse
ɛk.u.se
most of the water
ekuju
ehkuju
ɛk.u.ʤu
all of the water
water, no water, little water, much water, most of the water, all of the water
Though they behave slightly differently than the plurality suffixes, both the quantitatives and the plurals are all considered part of the same continuum. Thus, the quantifier suffixes are never used in conjunction with the plural suffixes.