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{{Example|Leo jí lä geanua já tóqfua.|I try to satisfy "▯ lifts up the table."}}

{{t|huaq}} = ▯ is more than ▯ in property ▯.

{{Example|Huaq jí súq lä sheaqsao já.|I am more than you in "▯ is tall."<br>I am taller than you.}}

This example somewhat demonstrates the usefulness of properties. We can say {{t|lä sheaqsao já}} to refer to "tallness" or "being tall" in the abstract, and then use {{t|huaq}} to compare two concrete "fillings" of that property.

If we only had complete clauses, we'd have to repeat ourselves and say something like "{{t|ꝡä sheaqsao jí}} is more true than {{t|ꝡä sheaqsao súq}}".

{{t|lä mıu {{green|já deo}} ꝡä moıjoe déo}} = {{green|▯ ({{t|déo}}), a child,}} opines that {{t|déo}} is smart.<br>= "for children to find themselves smart."

<nowiki>*</nowiki>{{t|lä bu dua jí {{red|mä cho já báq fıeqzu}}}}

{{t|{{green|lä já poq, nä}} bu dua jí mä cho {{green|póq}} báq fıeqzu}}.<br/>

{{green|to be some person(s), as for which}} I don't know whether {{green|they}} like conlangs

The rules of [[serial verb]]s are designed to work well with property slots.

They essentially let words with property slots, like {{t|leo}} and {{t|huaq}}, act as auxiliary verbs:

{{t|leo geanua}} = ▯ tries to lift up ▯.<br>

{{t|huaq sheaqsao}} = ▯ is taller than ▯.

This works so well that you don't see Toaq speakers say {{t|já}} anywhere near as often as they use verbs like {{t|leo}} and {{t|huaq}}. Once you're used to the rules of serial verbs, they're easier and shorter. But now you know how it works under the hood!