Comparative

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 See also

English

Noun

1. (grammar) A grammatical construction expressing the outcome of a comparison between two items; in English, formed by appending "-er" to the end of the adjective (for some short adjectives only) or putting "more" before it.

   The comparative of "big" is "bigger"

Translations

• Anglo-Saxon: wiþmetenlic , wiþmetendlic ; noun óðere wordmittung f, óðere wordsomnung f;
• Dutch: vergrotende trap m
• Finnish: komparatiivi , vertailumuoto
• Persian: صفت برتر (sefat-e bartar)
• Spanish: comparativo m
• Swedish: komparativ n
• Vietnamese: cấp so sánh

See also

• absolute
• superlative
• three degrees of comparison