Comparison of adjectives

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Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives – komparativni i superlativni oblici prideva

Pravilno poređenje prideva –regular comparison of adjectives

-jednosložnih- one-syllable (monosyllable)

-dvosložnih– two syllable

-trosložnih i višesložnih - three and more syllable adjectives (adjectives of three or more syllables )

  

Nepravilno poređenje prideva: Irreglular adjective comparison

adjective	comparative	superlative
good (dobar)	better	the best
bad (loš)	worse	the worst
far* (dalek)	further*	the furthest*
much/many (mnogo)	more	the most
little (malo)	less	the least

far*- ( dva načina poređenja sa razlikama u značenju ( Two ways of comparing with difference in meaning))

      1. further/ the furthest- figurative distance (e.g. Nothing could be further from the truth.

      2. farther/ the farthest- physical distance (e.g. How much farther to the gas station?) 

Spelling Changes ( promene u pisanju)

Regular adjectives ending in consonant + y

Pravilno poređenje prideva koji se završavaju na suglasnik +y

consonant+ y +er = ier ( e.g. easy + er = easier )

consonant+ y +est = iest (e.g. easy +est= the easiest)

adjective	comparative	superlative
easy (lak)	easier	the easiest
happy ( srećan)	happier	the happiest
heavy ( težak)	heavier	the heaviest
noisy ( bučan)	noisier	the noisiest
dirty ( prljav)	dirtier	the dirtiest
crazy (lud)	crazier	the craziest
angry (ljut)	angrier	the angriest

Regular one syllable adjectives that double the consonant ( Jednosložni pridevi koji udvostručuju konsonant/suglasnik)

ending in vowel+consonant: ( koji se završavaju na samoglasnik+ suglasnik)

fat (debeo, mastan)	fatter	the fattest
hot (vruć)	hotter	the hottest
thin ( tanak)	thinner	the thinnest
big (velik)	bigger	the biggest
wet (mokar)	wetter	the wettest

Two and more syllable adjectives

 Dvosložni i višesložni pridevi

adjective +more ; adjective + the most

adjective	comparative	superlative
intelligent	more intelligent	the most intelligent
beautiful	more beautiful	the most beautiful
dangerous	more dangerous	the most dangerous
passionate	more passionate	the most passionate

Prepared by: Darija Radovanović