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Comparative adjectives (तुलनात्मक विशेषण) दुई व्यक्ति, वस्तु, स्थान वा अवस्थाको तुलना गर्न प्रयोग गरिन्छ।
तिनीहरूले एक व्यक्ति वा वस्तुमा अर्कोभन्दा कुनै गुण बढी वा कम रहेको देखाउँछन्।
सामान्य comparative forms यी हुन्:
| Adjective | Comparative |
|---|---|
| tall | taller |
| small | smaller |
| fast | faster |
| happy | happier |
| interesting | more interesting |
| expensive | more expensive |
| good | better |
| bad | worse |
comparative adjective पछि प्रायः than शब्द प्रयोग गरिन्छ।
Tom is taller than Ben.
कहिले प्रयोग गर्ने
दुई व्यक्ति वा वस्तुको तुलना गर्दा comparative adjectives प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्।
- This car is faster than that car.
- My room is smaller than yours.
दुई स्थानको तुलना गर्दा यिनीहरू प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्।
- Calgary is colder than Vancouver.
दुई अवस्थाको तुलना गर्दा यिनीहरू प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्।
- Today is busier than yesterday.
धेरै लामा adjectives सँग more + adjective प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्।
- This book is more interesting than that one.
कुनै गुणको कम मात्रा देखाउन less + adjective प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्।
- This restaurant is less expensive than the other one.
Structure
धेरै छोटा adjectives मा -er थप्नुहोस्।
Subject + be + adjective-er + than + noun/pronoun
- tall → taller
- fast → faster
- old → older
Example:
Anna is taller than Maria.
यदि adjective -e मा अन्त्य हुन्छ भने, केवल -r थप्नुहोस्।
- nice → nicer
- large → larger
यदि छोटो adjective एक vowel + एक consonant मा अन्त्य हुन्छ भने, अन्तिम consonant प्रायः दोहोर्याइन्छ।
- big → bigger
- hot → hotter
यदि adjective consonant + -y मा अन्त्य हुन्छ भने, y लाई i मा परिवर्तन गर्नुहोस् र -er थप्नुहोस्।
- happy → happier
- easy → easier
धेरै लामा adjectives का लागि more प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्।
Subject + be + more + adjective + than + noun/pronoun
- more beautiful
- more comfortable
- more important
Example:
This chair is more comfortable than that one.
कम मात्रा देखाउन less प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्।
Subject + be + less + adjective + than + noun/pronoun
Example:
This task is less difficult than the last one.
केही सामान्य adjectives का irregular comparative forms हुन्छन्।
| Adjective | Comparative |
|---|---|
| good | better |
| bad | worse |
| far | farther / further |
Examples
- My brother is taller than me.
- This bag is cheaper than that one.
- Today is hotter than yesterday.
- Her new apartment is bigger than her old one.
- This exercise is easier than the previous one.
- The blue jacket is more expensive than the black one.
- This movie is more interesting than the first one.
- My English is better than last year.
- The traffic is worse this morning.
- This route is less dangerous than the other route.
Exceptions
केही adjectives का irregular comparative forms हुन्छन् र तिनीहरूले सामान्य -er वा more ढाँचा प्रयोग गर्दैनन्।
- good → better
- bad → worse
- far → farther / further
सामान्यतया more र -er दुवै सँगै प्रयोग नगर्नुहोस्।
प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्:
taller
प्रयोग नगर्नुहोस्:
more taller
केही two-syllable adjectives ले adjective र प्रयोगको आधारमा दुवै form प्रयोग गर्न सक्छन्।
For example:
- cleverer / more clever
- quieter / more quiet
Common mistakes
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Incorrect: She is more taller than me. Correct: She is taller than me. Explanation: एउटै adjective सँग more र -er दुवै प्रयोग नगर्नुहोस्।
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Incorrect: This book is interestinger than that one. Correct: This book is more interesting than that one. Explanation: लामा adjectives ले सामान्यतया -er को सट्टा more प्रयोग गर्छन्।
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Incorrect: My car is fast than yours. Correct: My car is faster than yours. Explanation: दुई वस्तुको तुलना गर्दा comparative form प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्।
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Incorrect: He is more good at tennis than me. Correct: He is better at tennis than me. Explanation: good को comparative form better हो।
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Incorrect: Today is badder than yesterday. Correct: Today is worse than yesterday. Explanation: bad को comparative form worse हो।
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Incorrect: This box is biger than that one. Correct: This box is bigger than that one. Explanation: -er थप्नुअघि big को अन्तिम consonant दोहोर्याउनुहोस्।
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Incorrect: This test is easyer than the last one. Correct: This test is easier than the last one. Explanation: consonant + y मा अन्त्य हुने adjectives मा, -er थप्नुअघि y लाई i मा परिवर्तन गर्नुहोस्।