Lesson thirteen - Comparative of Superiority

As we are in a competitive world, once in a while we take ourselves comparing people. There are many ways to compare...you can say , for example , that Bruna is more  beautiful than  Angelina Jolie or that J.B. is not s smarter than Elias. This kind of comparision is called " Comparative of superiority"


Comparative ofsuperiority

Affirmative                     =                      more ......................than
                                     =                      adj + er...................than

Negative                       =                      not more .................than

                                                             not adj + er............ than


more                =         mais             than          =          que



** Minha mãe è mais importante  que meu pai

**My mother is more important  than my father


Not more     =         não mais


** Meus amigos  não  são  mais  importantes que meus pais

**My friends are not more  important than  my  parents




Como estamos em um mundo competitivo, de vez em quando nos pegamos comparando as pessoas. Existem muitas formas de comparar. Você pode, por exemplo, dizer que a Bruna è mais bonita que a Angelina Jolie , ou que o J.B.  não è mais esperto  que o Elias . Esse tipo de comparação è chamado de " comparativo de superioridade.

Corinthians plays  better than São Paulo

My life is not  easier than your life

English is more difficult than  Portuguese

Val is more intelligent Than Elias

The teacher is  fatter than Jô Soares

São Paulo is more  dangerous than  Rio de Janeiro

Sìlvio Santos is  richer than Bill gates

English is not more difficult than Portuguese

The teacher is not  fatter than Jô Soares

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As I told you before, there are many ways to compare people and things. Now it's time to take a look on the comparative of superiority.
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Pay attention on these sentences:

* Elias is older than Daniele (old)
** Elias  è mais velho do que Daniele.

 ### " Old"  é um adjetivo pequeno , por isso devemos acrescentar as letras "er" para fazer o comparativo. Sempre devemos usar a palavra "than" quando estivermos comparando.



*English is more interesting than Spanish (interesting)
**Inglês è mais interessante do que Espanhol

### " Interesting" é um adjetivo grande , por isso não modificamos o adjetivo, apenas colocamos a palavra "more" antes. Sempre devemos usar a palavra " than' quando estivermos comparando.

>>> Podemos concluir que para adjetivos maiores usamos a palavra "more" antes do adjetivo e depois usamos a palavra "than"antes do substantivo ou pronome.

1-  The teacher is more attractive  than Brad Pitt.

2-  Lula is more homely than Dilma.

3-  Bruna is more   graceful than Maisa.

4- Daniele is more beautiful than Angelina Jolie

>>> Concluimos tambem que para adjetivos menores não usamos a palavra "more", ao invès disso, acrescentamos "er" ao adjetivo e usamos a palavra "than"antes do substantivo ou pronome.

1- My teacher is fatter than Jô Soares.

2- Bruna is thinner than a rake.

3- Maguila is stronger than Mike tison

4-  Barrichello is faster than a turtle (kkk)

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Regras de exceção

1- Adjetivos menores formados com a sequência  CVC "consoante , vogal, consoante" (Fat, hot, big...):

>>> dobra -se a última consoante antes de acrescentar "er"(fatter, hotter, bigger)

2- Adjetivos menores terminados em "y"precedido por consoante (easy, ugly,happy...)

>>> troca - se o "y" por "i" antes de acrescentar "er"(easier,uglier,happier)

3- Esses adjetivos, apesar de serem menores, recebem a palavra "more" para o comparativo ( real, right. just, wrong)...(verdadeiro, correto, justo, errado)

* more real than = mais verdadeiro do que
* more right than = mais correto do que
* more just than = mais justo do que
* more wrong than = mais errado do que

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Adjectives - Complete List

Appearance 1-adorable- adorável 2-adventurous- aventureiro 3-aggressive- ativo 4-alert- atento 5-attractive- atraente 6-average- mediana 7-beautiful- linda 8-blue-eyed -de olhos azuis bloody blushing bright clean clear cloudy colorful crowded cute dark drab distinct dull elegant excited fancy filthy	Appearance Contd. 9-glamorous- fascinante 10-gleaming- reluzente 11-gorgeous- deslumbrante 12-graceful- graciosa 13-grotesque- ridiculo 14-handsome- bonito 15-homely- desajeitado 16-light- alegre long magnificent misty motionless muddy old-fashioned plain poised precious quaint shiny smoggy sparkling spotless stormy strange ugly ugliest unsightly unusual wide-eyed	Condition 17-alive- vivo 18-annoying- irritante 19-bad -  mal 20-better- melhor 21-beautiful- bonita 22-brainy-  esperto 23-breakable- frágil 24-busy-  ocupado careful cautious clever clumsy concerned crazy curious dead different difficult doubtful easy expensive famous fragile frail gifted helpful helpless horrible important	Condition Contd. 25-impossible- impossivel 26-inexpensive- econômico 27-innocent- inocente 28-inquisitive- curioso 29-modern- moderno 30-mushy-  mole 31-odd -  esquisito 32-open-  claro, aberto outstanding poor powerful prickly puzzled real rich shy sleepy stupid super talented tame tender tough uninterested vast wandering wild wrong	Feelings (Bad) 33-angry- bravo 34-annoyed- aborrecido 35-anxious- ansioso 36-arrogant- arrogante 37-ashamed- envergonhado 38-awful-  horrivel 39-bad- ruim 40-bewildered- desnorteado black blue bored clumsy combative condemned confused crazy, flipped-out creepy cruel dangerous defeated defiant depressed disgusted disturbed dizzy dull embarrassed envious evil fierce foolish frantic frightened grieving	Feelings (Bad) Contd. 41-grumpy - amuado 42-helpless- desamparado 43-homeless- desabrigado 44-hungry- faminto 45-hurt- magoado 46-ill- doentio 47-itchy- sarnento 48-jealous- ciumento jittery lazy lonely mysterious nasty  naughty nervous nutty obnoxious outrageous panicky repulsive scary selfish sore tense terrible testy thoughtless tired troubled upset uptight weary wicked worried
Feelings (Good) agreeable amused brave calm charming cheerful comfortable cooperative courageous delightful determined eager elated enchanting encouraging energetic enthusiastic excited exuberant fair faithful fantastic fine friendly funny gentle glorious good	Feelings (Good) Contd. happy healthy helpful hilarious jolly joyous kind lively lovely lucky nice obedient perfect pleasant proud relieved silly smiling splendid successful thankful thoughtful victorious vivacious witty wonderful zealous zany	Shape broad chubby crooked curved deep flat high hollow low narrow round shallow skinny square steep straight wide	Size  big colossal fat gigantic great huge immense large little mammoth massive miniature petite puny scrawny short small tall teeny teeny-tiny tiny	Sound cooing deafening faint harsh high-pitched hissing hushed husky loud melodic moaning mute noisy purring quiet raspy resonant screeching shrill silent soft squealing thundering voiceless whispering	Time ancient brief Early fast late long modern old old-fashioned quick rapid short slow swift young
Taste/Touch bitter delicious fresh juicy ripe rotten salty sour spicy stale sticky strong sweet tart tasteless tasty thirsty fluttering fuzzy greasy grubby hard hot icy loose	Taste/Touch Contd. melted nutritious plastic prickly rainy rough scattered shaggy shaky sharp shivering silky slimy slippery smooth soft solid steady sticky tender tight uneven weak wet wooden yummy	Touch boiling breezy broken bumpy chilly cold cool creepy crooked cuddly curly damaged damp dirty dry dusty filthy flaky fluffy freezing hot warm wet	Quantity abundant empty few heavy light many numerous substantial