DEGREES OF COMPARISON

I. Adjective monosilabice

Pozitiv:

Comparativ:               -er (than)

Superlativ: the                -est

Eg. small –smaller -the smallest

short -shorter -the shortest

Ortografie:

1) Adjectivele terminate intr-o consoana precedata de o vocala scurta, dubleaza consoana finala:

big –bigger -the biggest

fat –fatter -the fattest

hot –hotter -the hottest

2) Adjectivele terminate in –y precedat de o consoana, transforma pe –y in –i

dry –drier -the driest

3) Adjectivele terminate in –e sau –ee, pierd pe –e final inaintea terminatiei:

nice –nicer -the nicest

free –freer -the freest

II. Adjective bisilabice terminate in –y; -le; -er; -ow; si –some, fac comparatia la fel:

happy –happier -the happiest

clever -cleverer -the cleverest

able –abler -the ablest

narrow –narrower -the narrowest

handsome –handsomer -the handsomest

Exceptii: eager; proper; fertile; hostile; fragile

III. Adjective formate din doua sau mai multe silabe

Pozitiv:

Comparativ: more                    (than)

Superlativ: the most          

e.g. careful -more careful -the most careful

difficult -more difficult -the most difficult

IV. Adjective compuse

a) Cand primul element este un adjectiv care isi pastreaza sensul, acesta se schimba la comparativ si la superlativ:

well-known/better known/the best known

ill-paid/worse-paid/the worst-paid

intelligent-looking/more intelligent-looking/the most intelligent-looking

b) Cand cele doua cuvinte formeaza un tot din punctul de vedere al sensului:

heart-broken/more heart-broken/the most heart-broken

V. Comparativul de egalitate

as . . ..as

Comparativul de inferioritate

not so/as . . .as

less . . than

Superlativul absolut

Very; too; highly; extremely; utterly

VI. Comparatia neregulata

good better the best

bad worse the worst

ill

much more the most

many

late later the latest (cel mai tarziu, cel mai recent)

the latter (cel de-al doilea

din doua elemente)

the last (ultimul din mai

multe elemente)

old older the oldest

elder the eldest

near nearer the nearest

the next

little less the least

far farther the farthest

further the furthest

ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

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