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How to use: beaucoup 'much', plus 'more', peu 'little', moins 'less'
The comparative and superlative forms of the degree adverb beaucoup and peu[edit | edit source]
The comparative and superlative forms of the degree adverb beaucoup are plus and le plus (the final s is pronounced except in front of words beginning with a consonant); the comparative and superlative forms of the degree adverb peu are moins and le moins:
French | English | ||
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Elle mange | beaucoup | She eats | a lot |
plus | more | ||
le plus (de toutes) | the most (of all) | ||
autant (que moi) | as much (as me) | ||
Elle mange | Peu | She eats | little |
moins | less | ||
le moins (de toutes) | the least (of all) | ||
aussi peu (que moi) | as little (as me) |
Expressions[edit | edit source]
plus and moins are also used in expressions like:
- De plus en plus de femmes enceintes veulent connaître le sexe de leur bébé
More and more pregnant women want to know what sex their baby is
- De moins en moins de femmes enceintes fument
Fewer and fewer pregnant women smoke
Irregular Comparative Forms[edit | edit source]
Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
---|---|---|
bon | meilleur | le meilleur |
mauvais | pire | le pire |
petit (a little, not much)
but: petit (small) |
moindre
plus petit |
le moindre
le plus petit |
Videos[edit | edit source]
French Comparatives and superlatives[edit | edit source]
Comparatif Superlatif Comparative & Superlative in French[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
- https://francais.lingolia.com/en/grammar/adjectives/comparative
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1eR2KKpwRo
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzciUfefdzs
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- il or ça alternating with clauses or infinitives as subjects
- Position of object pronouns with faire, laisser, envoyer or verbs of perception + infinitive
- il or ça alternating with noun phrase subjects
- Omission of the article in lists
- Stressed pronouns used as the object of a preposition
- Impersonal verbs
- Emphasizing me, te, se, nous, vous by adding a pronoun + même
- Use of ce, cela, ça as neutral pronouns
- The irregular verb être
- Verbs which take noun + adjective or noun + noun complements
- Easy way of generating the present subjunctive
- Simple arithmetic (le calcul)
- Easy way of generating the imperative mood
- Comparatives and Superlatives
- Quantifiers and personal pronouns