A2 · Elementary Chapter 22

Comparing Things: Better and Best

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Chapter in 30 Seconds

Master the art of comparing people, places, and things using Gujarati adjectives.

  • Compare two items using the 'thi' structure.
  • Identify the best among many using 'saunthi'.
  • Apply these structures to describe your daily preferences.
Better than yesterday, the best for tomorrow.

What You'll Learn

Using 'Vadhare' and 'Saunthi' to make comparisons. Learn the structure for 'X is better than Y'.

Learning Objectives

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

  1. 1
    By the end you will be able to: Compare two objects or people using the 'thi vadhare' structure.
  2. 2
    By the end you will be able to: Use the 'saunthi' superlative to describe the peak quality of a group.

Tips & Tricks (1)

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Keep it simple

Don't overthink the adjective. Just add 'saunthi' and you are done.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Superlative Degree with 'Saunthi'

Key Vocabulary (6)

વધારે (Vadhare) more સૌથી (Saunthi) most / the best કરતા (Karta) than સારું (Saaru) good મોટું (Motu) big પ્રિય (Priya) favorite

Real-World Preview

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Review Summary

  • Object A + Object B + કરતા (karta) + Adjective
  • સૌથી (saunthi) + Adjective

Common Mistakes

In Gujarati, the 'karta' (than) must come after the object being compared, not at the end.

Wrong: સફરજન છે સારું સંતરા કરતા.
Correct: સફરજન સંતરા કરતા સારું છે.

You cannot mix 'saunthi' (superlative) with a comparison of only two things.

Wrong: સૌથી સારું સફરજન સંતરા કરતા.
Correct: સફરજન સંતરા કરતા સારું છે.

The comparative adjective should stay close to the noun or verb it modifies.

Wrong: તે વધારે છે સારો.
Correct: તે વધારે સારો છે.

Next Steps

You are doing amazing work! Keep practicing these comparisons in your daily life to make them stick.

Compare your family members or friends aloud.

Continue to: Doing it Now: Present Continuous

Quick Practice (4)

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Mara-thi motu
Use oblique pronoun.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Comparative Degree with 'Thi'

Fill in the blank.

Aa mara ___ motu chhe.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: thi
Thi is the comparative marker.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Comparative Degree with 'Thi'

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Te mara-thi motu-er chhe.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Te mara-thi motu chhe
No comparative suffix.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Comparative Degree with 'Thi'

Fill in the blank.

આ ___ સૌથી મોટું છે.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ઘર
Noun comes first.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Superlative Degree with 'Saunthi'

Score: /4

Common Questions (3)

Yes, it is the standard way to compare.
It's the oblique case required by the particle 'thi'.
Yes, it works with almost all descriptive adjectives.
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