#quantifiers

Comparative forms:

Adjectives/adverbs:

My house is bigger than yours: Ma maison est plus grande que la tienne

His tree is less pretty than hers: Son sapin est moins joli que le sien

She’s as tall as him: Elle est aussi grande que lui

We come as often as you do: Nous venons aussi souvent que toi

Nouns/verbs:

He’s got as many gifts as last year: Il a eu autant de cadeaux que l’année dernière

He’s got more gifts than last year: Il a eu plus de cadeaux que l’année dernière

He’s got fewer gifts than last year: Il a eu moins de cadeaux que l’année dernière

She eats more than he does: Elle mange plus que lui

Superlative forms :

It’s the best meal i ever had: C’est le meilleur plat que j’aie jamais mangé

My daughter got the best grade: Ma fille a eu la meilleure note

I just had the worst day of my life: J’ai passé la pire journée de ma vie

He’s the one who has the most cats: C’est lui qui a le plus de chats

She’s the one who runs the quickest: C’est celle qui court le plus vite

It’s the least fat cat of all: C’est le moins gros de tous les chats

NB. It’s better that way: C’est mieux comme ça - His grades are worse than mine: Ses notes sont pires que les miennes - This cake is better than last time: Ce gâteau est meilleur que la dernière fois (irregular: great/bad/good).

Series: Nerdy Semantics

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