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One adverb in French has special comparative and superlative forms: | One adverb in French has special comparative and superlative forms: | ||
==Bien: special comparative forms== | |||
*bien | *bien | ||
well | <blockquote>well</blockquote> | ||
*mieux | *mieux | ||
better | <blockquote>better</blockquote> | ||
*moins bien | *moins bien | ||
less well | <blockquote>less well</blockquote> | ||
*le mieux | *le mieux | ||
the best | <blockquote>the best</blockquote> | ||
*le moins bien | *le moins bien | ||
the least well | <blockquote>the least well</blockquote> | ||
===Examples=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
| rowspan="5" |Elle chante | |||
|bien | |||
|- | |||
|mieux | |||
|- | |||
|moins bien | |||
|- | |||
|le mieux | |||
|- | |||
|le moins bien | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="5" |She sings | |||
|well | |||
|- | |||
|better | |||
|- | |||
|less well | |||
|- | |||
|the best | |||
|- | |||
|the least well | |||
|} | |||
==Mal adverb== | |||
The adverb mal 'badly' has two sets of comparative and superlative forms, one regular and one irregular: | The adverb mal 'badly' has two sets of comparative and superlative forms, one regular and one irregular: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! colspan="2" |Regular | |||
|- | |||
!French | |||
!English | |||
|- | |||
|mal | |||
|badly | |||
|- | |||
|plus mal | |||
|worse | |||
|- | |||
|moins mal | |||
|less badly | |||
|- | |||
|le plus mal | |||
|the worst | |||
|- | |||
|le moins mal | |||
|the least badly | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2" |Irregular | |||
|- | |||
!French | |||
!English | |||
|- | |||
|pis | |||
|worse | |||
|- | |||
|le pis | |||
|the worst | |||
|} | |||
==Pis and Le pis== | |||
pis and le pis only occur these days in fixed expressions like: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!French | |||
!English | |||
|- | |||
|tant pis | |||
|too bad | |||
|- | |||
|Les choses vont de mal en pis (or de pis en pis) | |||
|Things are going from bad to worse | |||
|- | |||
|qui pis est, . . . | |||
|what's worse, . . . | |||
|- | |||
|au pis aller | |||
|if the worse comes to the worst | |||
|- | |||
|en mettant tout au pis, . . . | |||
|at the worst, . . . | |||
|} | |||
===Pire or Pis?=== | |||
Pire and Pis, two words that are often problematic, yet they do not have the same nature. | |||
pis | *Pire is the comparison of the superiority of the adjective 'mauvais', so it must be used as an adjective. | ||
**Le climat n'est pas pire qu'il y a deux jours. | |||
*Pis is the comparative superiority of the adverb 'mal', it is therefore an adverb. | |||
**La situation va de mal en pis. | |||
A little tip to avoid confusing them: | |||
Pire can be replaced by Meilleur. | |||
**La situation était pire ===> la situation était meilleure . | |||
==Videos== | |||
===How to choose between "BON, BIEN, MEILLEUR, MIEUX" ?=== | |||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW2TuJDWmfc</youtube> | |||
==="Superlatives" by Jacqueline Doiron (FrenchByPhone.com)=== | |||
<youtube> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sfx1PwUcHg&t=176s</youtube> | |||
==Sources== | |||
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sfx1PwUcHg&t=176s | |||
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW2TuJDWmfc | |||
*https://www.francaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-francais-2/exercice-francais-17093.php | |||
== | ==Other Lessons== | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Difference-between-meilleur-and-mieux|Difference between meilleur and mieux]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Position-of-object-pronouns-with-imperatives|Position of object pronouns with imperatives]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Masculine-and-feminine-forms-of-adjectives-—-No-change-in-written-or-spoken-French|Masculine and feminine forms of adjectives — No change in written or spoken French]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Fused-forms-of-the-definite-article|Fused forms of the definite article]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Choice-of-some-time-adverbs-relative-to-the-moment-of-speaking|Choice of some time adverbs relative to the moment of speaking]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Polite-Form|Polite Form]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Categories-of-Nouns-in-French|Categories of Nouns in French]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Superlative-forms-of-adjectives|Superlative forms of adjectives]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Plurals|Plurals]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Plural-forms-of-adjectives-—-Adjectives-which-end-in-eau|Plural forms of adjectives — Adjectives which end in eau]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/When-Use-à-or-a|When Use à or a]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/How-to-recognize-when-the-start-of-a-relative-clause-is-a-direct-object|How to recognize when the start of a relative clause is a direct object]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Gender-of-compound-nouns|Gender of compound nouns]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Adverbs-ending-in-—ment-derived-from-the-masculine-form-of-an-adjective|Adverbs ending in —ment derived from the masculine form of an adjective]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Adjectives-used-as-adverbs|Adjectives used as adverbs]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:56, 27 March 2023
bien 'well', mieux 'better', mal 'badly', pis 'worse'
One adverb in French has special comparative and superlative forms:
Bien: special comparative forms[edit | edit source]
- bien
well
- mieux
better
- moins bien
less well
- le mieux
the best
- le moins bien
the least well
Examples[edit | edit source]
Elle chante | bien |
mieux | |
moins bien | |
le mieux | |
le moins bien | |
She sings | well |
better | |
less well | |
the best | |
the least well |
Mal adverb[edit | edit source]
The adverb mal 'badly' has two sets of comparative and superlative forms, one regular and one irregular:
Regular | |
---|---|
French | English |
mal | badly |
plus mal | worse |
moins mal | less badly |
le plus mal | the worst |
le moins mal | the least badly |
Irregular | |
French | English |
pis | worse |
le pis | the worst |
Pis and Le pis[edit | edit source]
pis and le pis only occur these days in fixed expressions like:
French | English |
---|---|
tant pis | too bad |
Les choses vont de mal en pis (or de pis en pis) | Things are going from bad to worse |
qui pis est, . . . | what's worse, . . . |
au pis aller | if the worse comes to the worst |
en mettant tout au pis, . . . | at the worst, . . . |
Pire or Pis?[edit | edit source]
Pire and Pis, two words that are often problematic, yet they do not have the same nature.
- Pire is the comparison of the superiority of the adjective 'mauvais', so it must be used as an adjective.
- Le climat n'est pas pire qu'il y a deux jours.
- Pis is the comparative superiority of the adverb 'mal', it is therefore an adverb.
- La situation va de mal en pis.
A little tip to avoid confusing them:
Pire can be replaced by Meilleur.
- La situation était pire ===> la situation était meilleure .
Videos[edit | edit source]
How to choose between "BON, BIEN, MEILLEUR, MIEUX" ?[edit | edit source]
"Superlatives" by Jacqueline Doiron (FrenchByPhone.com)[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sfx1PwUcHg&t=176s
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW2TuJDWmfc
- https://www.francaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-francais-2/exercice-francais-17093.php
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Difference between meilleur and mieux
- Position of object pronouns with imperatives
- Masculine and feminine forms of adjectives — No change in written or spoken French
- Fused forms of the definite article
- Choice of some time adverbs relative to the moment of speaking
- Polite Form
- Categories of Nouns in French
- Superlative forms of adjectives
- Plurals
- Plural forms of adjectives — Adjectives which end in eau
- When Use à or a
- How to recognize when the start of a relative clause is a direct object
- Gender of compound nouns
- Adverbs ending in —ment derived from the masculine form of an adjective
- Adjectives used as adverbs