Slovnični vodnik

Kaj je to?

Primerjalni pridevniki se uporabljajo za primerjavo dveh oseb, stvari, krajev ali situacij.

Kažejo, da ima ena oseba ali stvar več ali manj neke lastnosti kot druga.

Pogoste primerjalne oblike vključujejo:

Beseda than se pogosto uporablja za primerjalnim pridevnikom.

Tom is taller than Ben.

Kdaj uporabiti

Primerjalne pridevnike uporabite, ko primerjate dve osebi ali stvari.

• This car is faster than that car.
• My room is smaller than yours.

Uporabite jih, ko primerjate dva kraja.

• Calgary is colder than Vancouver.

Uporabite jih, ko primerjate dve situaciji.

• Today is busier than yesterday.

Uporabite more + adjective pri mnogih daljših pridevnikih.

• This book is more interesting than that one.

Uporabite less + adjective, da pokažete nižjo stopnjo neke lastnosti.

• This restaurant is less expensive than the other one.

Struktura

Pri mnogih kratkih pridevnikih dodajte -er.

Subject + be + adjective-er + than + noun/pronoun

• tall → taller
• fast → faster
• old → older

Primer:

Anna is taller than Maria.

Če se pridevnik konča na -e, dodajte samo -r.

• nice → nicer
• large → larger

Če se kratek pridevnik konča na en samoglasnik + en soglasnik, se končni soglasnik pogosto podvoji.

• big → bigger
• hot → hotter

Če se pridevnik konča na soglasnik + -y, spremenite y v i in dodajte -er.

• happy → happier
• easy → easier

Pri mnogih daljših pridevnikih uporabite more.

Subject + be + more + adjective + than + noun/pronoun

• more beautiful
• more comfortable
• more important

Primer:

This chair is more comfortable than that one.

Za prikaz nižje stopnje uporabite less.

Subject + be + less + adjective + than + noun/pronoun

Primer:

This task is less difficult than the last one.

Nekateri pogosti pridevniki imajo nepravilne primerjalne oblike.

Primeri

1. My brother is taller than me.
2. This bag is cheaper than that one.
3. Today is hotter than yesterday.
4. Her new apartment is bigger than her old one.
5. This exercise is easier than the previous one.
6. The blue jacket is more expensive than the black one.
7. This movie is more interesting than the first one.
8. My English is better than last year.
9. The traffic is worse this morning.
10. This route is less dangerous than the other route.

Izjeme

Nekateri pridevniki imajo nepravilne primerjalne oblike in ne uporabljajo običajnega vzorca -er ali more.

• good → better
• bad → worse
• far → farther / further

Običajno ne uporabljajte more in -er skupaj.

Uporabite:

taller

ne:

more taller

Nekateri dvozložni pridevniki lahko uporabljajo obliko po izbiri, odvisno od pridevnika in rabe.

Na primer:

• cleverer / more clever
• quieter / more quiet

Pogoste napake

1. Incorrect: She is more taller than me. Correct: She is taller than me. Explanation: Ne uporabljajte more in -er hkrati z istim pridevnikom.

2. Incorrect: This book is interestinger than that one. Correct: This book is more interesting than that one. Explanation: Daljši pridevniki običajno uporabljajo more namesto -er.

3. Incorrect: My car is fast than yours. Correct: My car is faster than yours. Explanation: Ko primerjate dve stvari, uporabite primerjalno obliko.

4. Incorrect: He is more good at tennis than me. Correct: He is better at tennis than me. Explanation: Primerjalna oblika pridevnika good je better.

5. Incorrect: Today is badder than yesterday. Correct: Today is worse than yesterday. Explanation: Primerjalna oblika pridevnika bad je worse.

6. Incorrect: This box is biger than that one. Correct: This box is bigger than that one. Explanation: Podvojite končni soglasnik v big, preden dodate -er.

7. Incorrect: This test is easyer than the last one. Correct: This test is easier than the last one. Explanation: Pri pridevnikih, ki se končajo na soglasnik + y, spremenite y v i, preden dodate -er.