| jan Lisa li pona mute. ... | Lisa is very good. ... | |
| ... jan Susan li pona lili. | ... Susan is a little good. | |
Make sense? You say that one thing is very much of something, while you use another object as the basis for comparison and say that it's only a little bit of something.
| mi suli mute. sina suli lili. | I'm bigger than you. | |
| mi moku mute. sina moku lili. | I eat more than you. |