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Comparing Everything

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Comparative and superlative structures. Expressing degrees of quality and quantity.

  • Comparative Structures
    Romanian comparisons are built by adding mai before adjectives, always matching the noun's gender and number.
  • Superlative Structures
    The Romanian superlative combines a matching demonstrative article with 'mai' to identify the absolute top of a group.
  • Equality and Inequality
    Compare things by placing 'mai', 'mai puțin', or 'la fel de' before adjectives and 'decât' or 'ca' after.
  • Irregular Comparisons
    Romanian comparisons use mai plus the adjective, which must always agree in gender and number with the noun.

주요 예문 (8)

1

Merele roșii sunt mai dulci decât cele verzi.

Red apples are sweeter than green ones.

Comparative Structures
2

București este la fel de aglomerat ca Londra.

Bucharest is as crowded as London.

Comparative Structures
3

Acesta este cel mai bun restaurant din oraș.

This is the best restaurant in town.

Superlative Structures
4

Ea este cea mai înaltă fată din echipă.

She is the tallest girl in the team.

Superlative Structures
5

Acest măr este mai roșu decât celălalt.

This apple is redder than the other one.

Equality and Inequality
6

Ea este la fel de inteligentă ca fratele ei.

She is as intelligent as her brother.

Equality and Inequality
7

Acest măr este mai bun decât celălalt.

This apple is better than the other one.

Irregular Comparisons
8

Mașina ta este mai mare decât a mea.

Your car is bigger than mine.

Irregular Comparisons

팁과 요령 (4)

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The 'Mai' Multi-tool

Remember that mai doesn't change! Whether you're talking about one cat or twenty dogs, mai stays exactly the same. Only the adjective changes its ending.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Comparative Structures
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The 'Cel' Cheat Sheet

If you struggle with 'cel/cea/cei/cele', remember they are the exact same as the demonstrative articles you use for 'the one who...'. If you know those, you know this!
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Superlative Structures
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The 'De' Rule

Don't forget the 'de' in 'la fel de'. It's like the glue holding the equality together. Without it, the sentence falls apart!
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Equality and Inequality
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Age is just a size

In Romanian, you don't use 'old' (bătrân) to say someone is older than you. Use 'mai mare' (bigger). It's much more polite!
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Comparisons

빠른 연습 (10)

Use the correct word for 'than' in a comparison.

București este mai mare ___ Brașov.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: decât
'Decât' is the standard preposition for comparing two distinct nouns.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Comparisons

Complete the sentence to say 'The car is faster than the bicycle'.

Mașina este ___ rapidă ___ bicicleta.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
To show superiority, we use 'mai' before the adjective and 'decât' before the second object.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Comparative Structures

Choose the correct word to complete the inequality comparison.

Iarna este mai lungă ___ toamna.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: decât
In standard Romanian, 'decât' is the correct conjunction for comparisons of inequality.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Equality and Inequality

Complete the sentence to show equality (as cold as).

Astăzi este ___ rece ___ ieri.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: la fel de ... ca
To show equality, we use the structure 'la fel de + adjective + ca'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Equality and Inequality

Choose the correct feminine superlative for 'the most interesting book'.

Aceasta este ___ ___ interesantă carte.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: b
Since 'carte' (book) is feminine singular, we must use 'cea mai'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Comparative Structures

Choose the correct form of 'bun' to compare two feminine nouns.

Cafeaua de aici este ___ decât cea de acasă.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: mai bună
Since 'cafeaua' is feminine singular, the adjective must be 'bună'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Irregular Comparisons

How do you say 'the least' in Romanian?

Acest test a fost cel mai ___ dificil.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: puțin
'Mai puțin' is the standard way to form the superlative of inferiority (the least).

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Superlative Structures

Complete the sentence to say 'the best' for a masculine singular noun.

Mihai este ___ mai bun prieten al meu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: cel
Mihai is masculine singular, so 'cel' is the correct demonstrative article.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Superlative Structures

Complete the equality comparison: 'He is as tall as his father'.

El este ___ ___ ___ înalt ca tatăl lui.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: b
'La fel de' is the standard phrase for 'as... as' in Romanian.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Comparative Structures

Choose the correct article for the feminine plural noun 'mașini' (cars).

Acestea sunt ___ mai rapide mașini.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: cele
Because 'mașini' is feminine plural, you must use 'cele'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Superlative Structures

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자주 묻는 질문 (6)

You say mai bun. Unlike English which changes 'good' to 'better', Romanian just adds mai in front of bun.
Yes, it is mai rău. It follows the same rule: mai + the adjective for 'bad' (rău).
It is a grammar structure used to say something is the 'most' or 'least' of a group. For example, cel mai mare means 'the biggest'.
It depends on the gender. For a boy, it is cel mai bun, and for a girl, it is cea mai bună.
You use the word mai. Just place it before the adjective, like mai bun (better/more good).
The word for 'than' is usually decât. For example, mai mare decât means 'bigger than'.
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