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In Tamil,
superlatives may be formed by use of the locative case plus emphatic Î
ee. For example, English `This is the biggest house in (all of)
Madurai' is expressed in Tamil, `This in all Madurai big house.'
Note that in English the realm or domain of the superlative
degree can be omitted, i.e., `This is the biggest house'. In Tamil the realm
cannot be omitted because the locative and emphatic are attached to the word
defining the realm, i.e., in all of Madurai, in this school, in
America, etc.
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