FREN 3051 Lecture 15: Comparisons
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Follow these formulas to make comparisons: plus + adjective (or adverb or noun) + que = more than, moins + adjective (or adverb or noun) + que = less than. Il court moins vite que moi. (he runs less fast than i do. ) The superlative expresses the quality of something or someone at the highest or lowest degree in comparison with a set group. Follow this formula to express the superlative: le (or la or les) plus (or moins) + adjective (or adverb or noun) + de. For example: louise est la plus petite de la famille. (louise is the smallest of the family. ) Il court le moins vite de tous. (he runs the least fast of everybody. ) To express (cid:1688)as as(cid:1689) use the french expression: aussi + adjective (or adverb) + que, elle est aussi intelligente que moi. (she is as intelligent as i am. ) Il parle aussi couramment que luc. (he speaks as fluently as luke. )
