Comparativos

El comparativo se usa para comparar las calidades de dos cosas.

El comparativo en inglés tiene dos formas, uno para comparar adjetivos largos y otro para adjetivos cortos.

Adjetivos largos: (2 sílabas o más)

more + adj + than

I think Katherine is more beautiful than Sylvia.

Japanese is more difficult than Spanish.

Living in New York is more expensive than living in Phoenix. 

Adjetivos cortos: (1 sílaba, o 2 si la palabra termina en -y)

(adj + -er +than)

I’m happier today than I was yesterday.

Bob is taller than Jim.

Oslo is smaller than Berlin.

Así vemos las dos formas: adjetivos cortos con un sufijo, y adjetivos largos que van procedido de more. Y todo seguido de la palabra comparativa than. 

Más adjetivos cortos:

big, bigger than

small, smaller than

happy, happier than

soft, softer than

hard, harder than

dark, darker than

light, lighter than

heavy, heavier than

cheap, cheaper than

hot, hotter than

cold, colder than

long, longer than

short, shorter than

fast, faster than

slow, slower than

rich, richer than

poor, poorer than

Más adjetivos largos:

interesting, more interesting than

expensive, more expensive than

fashionable, more fashionable than

delicious, more delicious than

powerful, more powerful than

charming, more charming than

etc…

Existen unos irregulares, que no siguen las mismas reglas.

good, better than

bad, worse than

far, further than

Más ejemplos:

The weather in Bangkok is hotter than in Burgos.

This year has been much better than last year.

Her cold is worse than yesterday.

The train is faster than the bus, but it’s a lot slower than going by car.

The red dress is more fashionable than the black one.

Otros tipos de comparativos, pronto! Más artículos sobre gramática inglesa aquí.

Enjoy!