Language/Esperanto/Grammar/Comaratives-and-Superlatives
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In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about ¨COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES¨ in Esperanto.
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When you've comprehended the knowledge in this module, you may be keen on exploring these related areas: Gender, Negation, Word Order & Plurals.
Some examples for Comparatives and Superlatives in Esperanto[edit | edit source]
COMPARATIVE (Use pli + adjecive + ol)[edit | edit source]
| ENGLISH | PRONUNCIATION
ENGLISH |
ESPERANTO | PRONUNCIATION
BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE |
BRAZILIAN
PORTUGUESE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He is taller
than her |
lih ehs tahs plih
ahl tah ohl shih |
li estas pli
alta ol ŝi. |
li es tas pli
aLta oL chi |
Ele é mais alto que ela |
| This car is more
beautiful than the bike |
chih tyou ow toh ehs tahs
plih beh lah ohl la bih tsih kloh |
ĉi tiu aŭto estas pli
bela ol la biciklo |
tchi tíu áuto es tas pli
be la oL la bi tsi klo |
Esse carro é mais
bonito do que a bike |
| Germany is bigger
than Switzerland |
jehr mah nyoh ehs tahs plih
grahn dah ohl svihs lahn doh |
Germanio estas pli
granda ol Svislando |
jehr mah nyoh es tas pli
gran da oL svis lan do |
A Alemanha é maior
que a Suíça |
SUPERLATIVE (Use the word PLEJ before the adjective)[edit | edit source]
| ENGLISH | PRONUNCIATION
ENGLISH |
ESPERANTO | PRONUNCIATION
BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE |
BRAZILIAN
PORTUGUESE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is the
biggest |
jih ehs tahs lah
play grahn dah |
ĝi estas la
plej granda. |
dji es tas la
plei gran da |
Esse é
o maior |
| Russia is the
biggest country |
rou sou yoh ehs tahs lah play
grahn dah lahn doh |
Rusujo estas la plej
granda lando |
ru su io es tas la play
gran da lan do |
Rússia é o
maior país |
| Vatican is the
smallest country |
vah tih kah noh ehs tahs lah play
mahl grahn dah lahn doh |
Vatikano estas la plej
malgranda lando |
va ti ka no es tas la play
maL gran da lan do |
Vaticano é o
menor país |
In Esperanto, a comparative is expressed with "pli" and "ol", the adjective or adverb in the middle. For example, li estas pli alta ol ŝi.
a superlative is expressed with "plej" before the adjective or adverb. For example, ĝi estas la plej granda.
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- PREFIXES
- Gender
- Past Tense
- Adverb
- Prefixe MAL— and Suffixe —IN
- Possessive Case in Esperanto
- WORD BUILDING
- Conditional Mood
- Present Tense
- Word Order