Gradele de comparaie ale adjectivelor

Adjectiv REGULAT

Comparativ
de superioritate
adjectiv + ER

ADJECTIVE SCURTE

Superlativ
de egalitate

relativ
the + adjectiv + EST

absolut

clean

cleaner than

as clean as

the cleanest

very clean

mai curat dect

la fel de curat ca i

cel mai curat

foarte curat

small

smaller

as small as

the smallest

very small

long

longer

as long as

the longest

very long

short

shorter

as short as

the shortest

very short

Dac adjectivul scurt este format dintr-o singur silab (consoan-vocal-consoan) atunci , nainte de a aduga terminaii er i est, se va dubla ultima liter:
big

bigger

as big as

the biggest

very big

fat

fatter

as fat as

the fattest

very fat

Dac adjectivul se termin n e, atunci litera e dispare nainte de a aduga terminaii er i est:
cute

cuter

as cute as

the cutest

very cute

nice

nicer

as nice as

the nicest

very nice

Dac adjectivul se termin n y, atunci , litera y se va transforma n nainte de a aduga terminaii er i est:
dirty

dirtier

as dirty as

the dirtiest

very dirty

easy

easier

as easy as

the easiest

very easy

happy

happier

as happy as

the happiest

very happy

ugly

uglier

as ugly as

the ugliest

very ugly

Atenie la adjectivele care se pot termina n ER:

clever

cleverer

as clever as

the cleverest

very clever

Adjectiv REGULAT

Comparativ

ADJECTIVE LUNGI

MORE + adjectiv

Superlativ
THE MOST +
adjectiv

de egalitate

absolut

important

more important

as important as

the most important

very important

interesting

more interesting

as small as

the most interesting

very interesting

independent

more independent

as independent as

the most independent

very independent

comfortable

more comfortable

as comfortable as

the most comfortable

very comfortable

Adjectiv NEREGULAT

Comparativ

ADJECTIVE LUNGI

de superioritate

Superlativ
de egalitate

relativ

absolut

bad

worse

as bad as

the worst

very bad

far

farther

as far as

the farthest

very far

good

better

as good as

the best

very good

little (cantitate)

less

as little as

the least

very little

many

more

as many as

the most

very many

much

more

as much as

the most

very much