 Način poređenja prideva zavisi od broja slogova:

 1. Jednosložni pridevi:
 Komparativ – dodaje se nastavak –er
 Superlativ – dodaje se nastavak –est
 Cheap – cheaper – cheapest
 Large – larger – largest
 Fast – faster - fastest
 2. Dvosložni pridevi koji se završavaju na –y (y
postaje –ier):
 Lucky – luckier – luckiest
 Easy – easier – easiest
 Early – earlier – earliest
 Pretty – prettier - prettiest
 3. Duži pridevi (dva ili više slogova):
 Komparativ: ispred prideva koristimo reč more
 Superlativ – reč most
 Serious – more serious – most serious
 Often – more often – most often
 Expensive – more expensive – most expensive
 4. Kod nekih dvosložnih prideva možemo
koristiti i jedan i drugi način:
 Clever – cleverer – cleverest
 Ili more clever – most clever
 Takvi su i pridevi narrow, quiet, shallow, simple
 5. Neki pridevi imaju nepravilno poređenje:
 Good – better – the best
 Bad – worse – the worst
 Far – farther – the farthest
 Far – further – the furthest
 Little – less – the least
 You’re older than me. (Ti si stariji od mene.)
 Can you walk a bit faster? (Možeš li da ideš malo
brže)
 The exam was easy – easier than I expected. (Ispit je
bio lak – lakši nego što sam mislila)
 Don’t go by train. It’s more expensive. (Nemoj ići
vozom. Skuplji je).
 He’s more patient than me.
 Iza komparativa se uvek koristi predlog than.
 What is the longest river in the world? (Koja je
najduža reka na svetu?)
 What was the most enjoyable holiday you’ve ever
had? (Koji je najprijatniji odmor koji si dosad
imao?)
 Yesterday was the hottest day of the year. (Juče je
bio najtopliji dan u godini.)
 Ispred superlativa se obično koristi član the.
 Ispred komparativa možemo koristiti izraze za
količinu:
 Much (mnogo)
 A lot (mnogo)
 Far (više)
 A bit (malo)
 A little
 slightly
 Let’s go by car. It’s much cheaper. (Idemo kolima.
Mnogo je jeftinije.)
 How do you feel? – Much better, thanks.
 Her illness was far more serious than we thought at
first. (Njena bolest je bila daleko ozbiljnija nego što
smo isprva mislili.)
 Could you speak a bit more slowly? (Molim te,
govori malo sporije.)
 This bag is slightly heavier than the other one.(Ova
torba je malo teža od one druge)
 Ispred komparativa takođe se može koristiti any i no
(any longer/no bigger)
 I’ve waited long enough. I’m not waiting any longer.
(Dosta sam čekala. Neću duže da čekam)
 We expected their house to be very big, but it’s no bigger
than ours. (Očekivali smo da je njihova kuća jako velika,
ali nije ništa veća od naše.)
 How do you feel now? Do you feel any better?
 This hotel is better than the other one, and it’s no more
expensive.
 Better and better / more and more
 Komparativi se ponavljaju kako bismo iskazali neku
neprekidnu promenu:
 Your English is improving. It is getting better and better.
(Tvoj engleski se popravlja. Sve je bolji i bolji.)
 The city is growing fast. It’s getting bigger and bigger.
(Grad se brzo širi. Sve je veći i veći)
 Cathy got more and more bored in her job. In the end she
left. (Keti je bilo sve dosadnije na poslu. Na kraju ga je
napustila.)
 The ...the (što ...to)
 The sooner/bigger/more the better (što više to
bolje)
 What time shall we leave? –The sooner the better.
(Kad ćemo krenuti? –Što pre to bolje).
 When you’re travelling, the less luggage you
have the better.(Kada putuješ, što manje imaš
prtljaga, to bolje.)
 the ...the se takođe koristi da bi se iskazalo kako
jedna stvar zavisi od druge:
 The warmer the weather, the better I feel. (Što je
vreme toplije, to se ja bolje osećam).
 The sooner we leave, the earlier we will arrive.
 The more expensive the hotel, the better the service.
 The more I thought about the plan, the less I liked it.
(Što sam više razmišljala o tom planu,manje mi se
dopadao.)
 Old – older/elder
 Komparativ prideva old je older, a superlativ oldest.
 David looks older than he really is.
 This church is the oldest building in the town.
 Ali kad govorimo o članovima porodice, možemo
koristiti nepravilnu komparaciju:
 My elder sister is an actress.
 He has three children. His eldest son is 20 years old.
 Sarah, Joe and David are all very rich. Sarah has
20 million, Joe has 15 million and David has 10
million.
 Joe is rich.
 Joe is ..........than David.
 But he isn’t as rich as Sarah.
 Sarah is ............than Joe and David. She is
the ....................
 Još jedan način poređenja je pomoću as ...as ili not
as ...as
 I’m sorry I’m late. I got here as fast as I could.
(Izvini što kasnim. Stigla sam što sam pre mogla.)
 There’s plenty of food. You can eat as much as you
want. (Ima dovoljno hrane. Uzmi koliko god želiš.)
 Richard is not as old as he looks. (he looks older)
 I don’t know as many people as you do.
 Umesto not as ...as, može se koristiti i not so
...as:
 It’s not warm, but it’s not so cold as yesterday.
(Nije toplo, ali nije tako hladno kao juče).
 Ili less ....than:
 I spent less money than you.
 The city centre was less crowded than usual.(U
centru grada bilo je manje gužva nego inače)
 Twice as ...as, three times as ...as (dva puta više):
 Petrol is twice as expensive as it was a few years ago.
(Benzin je dva puta skuplji nego pre par godina.)
 Their house is three times as big as ours.
 Ukoliko želimo da kažemo da je nešto jednako koristimo
the same as:
 David is the same age as James. (Dejvid je istih godina
kao Džejms.)
 Laura’s salary is the same as mine. (Lorina plata je ista
kao moja.)
 Than me / than I am.
 Može se reći:
 You are taller than me. Ili You are taller than I
am.
 A.They have more money than we have.
 B. They have more money than us.
 A.He’s not as clever as she is.
 B.He’s not as clever as her.