A2 · Élémentaire Chapitre 21

Comparative Adventures

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10 exemples
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Learn to express how things stack up against each other using Russian comparative adjectives.

  • Form simple comparative adjectives by adding -ее.
  • Identify and use irregular comparatives like лучше (better).
  • Construct sentences comparing two people or objects.
Measure the world with Russian comparatives.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Comparing people and things using comparative adjectives. Learning superlative forms.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: Use the -ее suffix and irregular forms to compare two objects in a natural conversation.

Exemples clés (2)

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Этот кофе вкуснее, чем в Старбаксе.

This coffee is tastier than at Starbucks.

Comparatifs russes : Plus vite, mieux, plus fort (-ее, mieux)
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Мой новый телефон быстрее твоего.

My new phone is faster than yours.

Comparatifs russes : Plus vite, mieux, plus fort (-ее, mieux)

Conseils et astuces (1)

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The 'More Better' Trap

Never say более лучше or более быстрее. If you use the -ее or irregular form, you don't need более!
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Vocabulaire clé (6)

быстрее faster лучше better сильнее stronger чем than красивее more beautiful дешевле cheaper

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Review Summary

  • Adjective root + ее

Erreurs courantes

Russian uses suffixes rather than 'более' (more) for most simple adjectives. Avoid translating 'more' literally.

Wrong: Этот дом более большой.
Correct: Этот дом больше.

While 'меня' can work in some contexts, using 'чем' + pronoun makes the comparison explicitly clear for A2 learners.

Wrong: Он быстрее меня.
Correct: Он быстрее, чем я.

You must use the comparative form (лучше), not the base adjective (хороший), when using 'чем'.

Wrong: Это хороший чем то.
Correct: Это лучше, чем то.

Next Steps

You've done an amazing job navigating comparatives! Keep practicing, and you'll be speaking like a native in no time.

Write a list of 5 items in your kitchen and compare their sizes or prices.

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Pratique rapide (3)

Which sentence uses the correct comparison?

Pick the correct way to say 'This book is better'.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Эта книга лучше.
'Лучше' is the irregular comparative of 'хороший'. 'Более лучше' is a common error.

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Find and fix the mistake in the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Моя машина более старее твоего.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Моя машина старее твоей.
You cannot use 'более' with 'старее'. Also, the comparison needs the Genitive case 'твоей' or 'чем твоя'.

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Complete the sentence with the correct comparative form of 'быстрый'.

Этот поезд ___, чем автобус.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: быстрее
The simple comparative of 'быстрый' is 'быстрее'. Never use 'более' with the simple form.

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Score: /3

Questions fréquentes (2)

'Быстрее' is the simple form used mostly as a predicate (The car is faster). 'Более быстрый' is the compound form used to describe a noun directly (A more rapid development).
Use 'чем' when you are comparing things and want to keep the second item in the Nominative case. It's safer if you aren't sure of the Genitive forms.
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