Comparative Degree Flashcards by Jacqueline N

Formation of compound comparative

Place более or менее before the positive degree of the adjective.

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simple comparatives

only user as a predicate

subject + linking verb + short form comparative

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rich

positive form: богатый

comparative: богаче

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loud

positive form: громкий

comparative: громче

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hot

positive form: жаркий

comparative: жарче

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short

positive form: короткий

comparative: короче

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easy

positive form: лёгкий

comparative: легче

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positive form: близкий

comparative: ближе

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expensive

positive form: дорогой

comparative: дороже

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young

positive form: молодой

comparative: моложе

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low

positive form: низкий

comparative: ниже

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hard

positive form: твёрдый

comparative: тверже

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narrow

positive form: узкий

comparative: уже

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tall

positive form: высокий

comparative: выше

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quiet

positive form: тихий

comparative: тише

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simple

positive form: простой

comparative: проще

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frequent

positive form: частый

comparative: чаще

far, distant

positive form: далёкий

comparative: дальше

cheap

positive form: дешёвый

comparative: дешевле

young

positive form: молодой

comparative: младше

late

positive form: поздний

comparative: позже, позднее

early

positive form: ранний

comparative: раншье

old

positive form: старый

comparative: старше

weak

positive form: слабый

comparative: слабее

fresh, latest

positive form: свежий comparative: свежее

sweet, nice

positive form: милый comparative: милее

smart

positive form: глупый comparative: глупее

fast

positive form: быстрый comparative: быстрее

big

positive form: большой comparative: больше

small

positive form: маленький comparative: меньше

good

positive form: хороший comparative: лучше

bad

positive form: плохой comparative: хуже

to use simple comparative

adj, + чем

for siblings age

младше, otherwise use моложе

старше

with animate nouns

более старый

with things

to express than:

genitive: when both parts of the comparison are nouns and pronouns and first part is in nominative. (Он старше меня) or чем

much more, much better

use гораздо

to say just as...as

такой же ..., как

not as...as

не такой ..., как

as...as possible

как можно