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Hello everybody,

In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about '''¨COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES¨''' in Esperanto.

Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions !

Good learning ! :)

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== '''Some examples for Comparatives and Superlatives in Esperanto''' ==
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=== '''COMPARATIVE (Use pli + adjecive + ol)''' ===
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!<big>'''ENGLISH'''</big>
!<big>'''PRONUNCIATION'''</big>
'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
!'''<big>ESPERANTO</big>'''
!'''<big>PRONUNCIATION</big>'''
'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''

'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
!'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
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|He is taller 
than her 
|'''''lih ehs tahs plih'''''
'''''ahl tah ohl shih'''''
|'''<big>li estas pli</big>''' 

'''<big>alta ol ŝi.</big>'''
|'''''li es tas pli'''''
'''''aLta oL chi'''''
|Ele é mais alto que ela
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|This car is more 
beautiful than the bike
|'''''chih tyou ow toh ehs tahs'''''
'''''plih beh lah ohl la bih tsih kloh'''''
|'''<big>ĉi tiu aŭto estas pli</big>''' 

'''<big>bela ol la biciklo</big>'''
|'''''tchi tíu áuto es tas pli'''''
'''''be la oL la bi tsi klo'''''
|Esse carro é mais
bonito do que a bike
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|Germany is bigger
than Switzerland
|'''''jehr mah nyoh ehs tahs plih'''''
'''''grahn dah ohl svihs lahn doh'''''
|'''<big>Germanio estas pli</big>''' 

'''<big>granda ol Svislando</big>'''
|'''''jehr mah nyoh es tas pli'''''
'''''gran da oL svis lan do'''''
|A Alemanha é maior 

que a Suíça
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=== '''SUPERLATIVE (Use the word PLEJ before the adjective)''' ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!<big>'''ENGLISH'''</big>
!<big>'''PRONUNCIATION'''</big>
'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
!'''<big>ESPERANTO</big>'''
!'''<big>PRONUNCIATION</big>'''
'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''

'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
!'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
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|This is the 
biggest
|'''''jih ehs tahs lah'''''
'''''play grahn dah'''''
|'''<big>ĝi estas la</big>''' 

'''<big>plej granda.</big>'''
|'''''dji es tas la'''''
'''''plei gran da'''''
|Esse é 
o maior
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|Russia is the
biggest country
|'''''rou sou yoh ehs tahs lah play'''''
'''''grahn dah lahn doh'''''
|'''<big>Rusujo estas la plej</big>''' 

'''<big>granda lando</big>'''
|'''''ru su io es tas la play'''''
'''''gran da lan do'''''
|Rússia é o
maior país
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|Vatican is the 
smallest country
|'''''vah tih kah noh ehs tahs lah play'''''
'''''mahl grahn dah lahn doh'''''
|'''<big>Vatikano estas la plej</big>''' 

'''<big>malgranda lando</big>'''
|'''''va ti ka no es tas la play'''''
'''''maL gran da lan do'''''
|Vaticano é o
menor país
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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.

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* [[Language/Esperanto/Grammar/PREFIXES|PREFIXES]]
* [[Language/Esperanto/Grammar/Gender|Gender]]
* [[Language/Esperanto/Grammar/Past-Tense|Past Tense]]
* [[Language/Esperanto/Grammar/Adverb|Adverb]]
* [[Language/Esperanto/Grammar/Prefixe-MAL—-and-Suffixe-—IN|Prefixe MAL— and Suffixe —IN]]
* [[Language/Esperanto/Grammar/Possessive-Case-in-Esperanto|Possessive Case in Esperanto]]
* [[Language/Esperanto/Grammar/WORD-BUILDING|WORD BUILDING]]
* [[Language/Esperanto/Grammar/Conditional-Mood|Conditional Mood]]
* [[Language/Esperanto/Grammar/Present-Tense|Present Tense]]
* [[Language/Esperanto/Grammar/Word-Order|Word Order]]