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Hi French learners! 🇫🇷 | |||
In this page, we will learn how to use the [[French Grammar → Comparatives and Superlatives|comparative and superlative adjectives in French]]. This type of adjective is used to express a degree of comparison between several subjects regarding a common adjective. | |||
After mastering this lesson, you might also be interested in exploring other related French grammar topics, such as [[Language/French/Grammar/Masculine-and-feminine-forms-of-adjectives-—-No-change-in-written-or-spoken-French|masculine and feminine forms of adjectives]], [[Language/French/Grammar/Omission-of-the-article|omission of the article]], and [[Language/French/Grammar/Possessive-determiners|possessive determiners]]. | |||
Bonne chance et amusez-vous bien! 😊 | |||
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* [[Language/French/Grammar/Reciprocal-se-and-cases-of-potential-ambiguity|Reciprocal se and cases of potential ambiguity]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Reciprocal-se-and-cases-of-potential-ambiguity|Reciprocal se and cases of potential ambiguity]] | ||
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* [[Language/French/Grammar/Plurals-of-nouns-ending-in-eu,-au,-eau|Plurals of nouns ending in eu, au, eau]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Plurals-of-nouns-ending-in-eu,-au,-eau|Plurals of nouns ending in eu, au, eau]] | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Conjugation-group-3|Conjugation group 3]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Conjugation-group-3|Conjugation group 3]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:02, 24 March 2023
Hi French learners! 🇫🇷
In this page, we will learn how to use the comparative and superlative adjectives in French. This type of adjective is used to express a degree of comparison between several subjects regarding a common adjective.
After mastering this lesson, you might also be interested in exploring other related French grammar topics, such as masculine and feminine forms of adjectives, omission of the article, and possessive determiners.
Bonne chance et amusez-vous bien! 😊
Comparatives[edit | edit source]
equality[edit | edit source]
aussi petit que ...
as small as ...
superiority[edit | edit source]
plus petit que...
smaller than ...
inferiority[edit | edit source]
moins petit que...
less small than ...
Superlatives[edit | edit source]
- le plus petit / la plus petite
the smallest
- le moins petit / la moins petite
the less small
Exceptions[edit | edit source]
We will see below 2 adjectives that behave differently respect to the rule we just saw:
|
Adjective |
Comparative of superiority |
Superlative |
|---|---|---|
|
Good – Bon/ne |
Meilleur – Meilleur/e |
The Best – le/la meilleur/e |
|
Bad – Mauvais/e |
Worse – Pire |
The Worst – le/la pire |
Examples of comparatives and superlatives[edit | edit source]
Finally a few examples:
| Example | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Il est plus grand que toi | He is taller than you |
| Ma voiture est la plus rapide | My car is the fastest |
| Tu es moins gros que lui | You're less fat than him |
| Elle est la plus belle du monde | She is the most beautiful in the world |
| Nous sommes meilleurs qu’eux | We are better than them |
| Ils sont pires que vous | They are worse than you |
| Elle est la pire | She is the worst |
| Tu es le meilleur de la ville | You are the best in town |
VIDEOS[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Reciprocal se and cases of potential ambiguity
- How to use Be
- Changes in the stem form of some —er conjugation verbs
- on as an alternative to the English passive
- Ambiguity of reference of lui and leur
- Subject verb agreement
- The plural of compound nouns
- Subject verb agreement when subject quantifiers are present
- Plurals of nouns ending in eu, au, eau
- Conjugation group 3