{"id":19056,"date":"2020-09-25T23:26:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T21:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=19056"},"modified":"2021-03-18T16:00:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T15:00:55","slug":"italian-comparatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/italian-comparatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Comparatives"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ciao a tutti!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Un po’ di grammatica italiana oggi, i comparativi in italiano!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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There are two types of comparatives:\u00a0comparativi di uguaglianza<\/em> (equality) and\u00a0comparativi di disuguaglianza <\/em>(inequality). Let’s take a closer look at both:<\/p>\n

Comparativi di uguaglianza<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n

This type of comparative is used when comparing two things with similar qualities. In English, some examples would be “my cat is as big as your cat” or “I speak as well as you.”<\/p>\n

To make a comparativi di uguaglianza\u00a0<\/em>we will use tanto<\/em><\/strong> or cos\u00ec\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>in front of the adjective and then come<\/em><\/strong> or quanto<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Il mio gatto \u00e8 (tanto) grande quanto il tuo – <\/em>My cat is as big as your cat<\/p>\n

Io parlo (cos\u00ec) bene\u00a0come te –\u00a0<\/em>I speak as well as you<\/p>\n

*The ‘tanto’ or ‘cosi’ can be omitted, which is why they are in parentheses.<\/p>\n

Both forms are more or less interchangeable, unless you are comparing the quantity of two nouns or the frequency of two verbs, then in this case you must use tanto – quanto. <\/em>(Esempio: hai tanti compiti quanto me<\/em> – you have as much homework as me.)<\/p>\n

Comparativi di disuguaglianza<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This type of comparative is used with comparatives of majority or minority (thus the inequality). In English, we would say “I am more handsome than you” or “she is richer than him.”<\/p>\n

To make a comparativi di disuguaglianza <\/em>we will use pi\u00f9<\/strong>\u00a0(more)\u00a0<\/em>or meno <\/em><\/strong>(less)\u00a0<\/em>in front of the adjective and then che<\/em><\/strong> or di.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

We use ‘di<\/strong>‘\u00a0<\/em>when we compare people or things and there is one adjective and when we use a number.<\/p>\n

Sono pi\u00f9 bello di te<\/em> – I am more handsome than you<\/p>\n

La borsa costa meno di 200 euro<\/em> – The purse costs less than 200 euros<\/p>\n

We use ‘che<\/strong>‘\u00a0<\/em>when there are two adjectives and one noun, two verbs and one adjective, and with a preposition before the noun.<\/p>\n

Il libro \u00e8 pi\u00f9 buffo che noioso – <\/em>The book is more funny than boring<\/p>\n

Ballare \u00e8 meno\u00a0divertente che cantare<\/em> – Dancing is less fun than singing<\/p>\n

E’ pi\u00f9 costoso a NYC che a Parigi<\/em> – It is more expensive in NYC than in Paris<\/p>\n

Irregular Comparatives\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are some irregular comparatives.\u00a0<\/em>For example, you could not say “pi\u00f9 buono”\u00a0<\/i>for “better.” Let’s look at these irregular comparatives:<\/p>\n

*migliore <\/i>(adjective) meglio <\/i>(adverb)\u00a0– better<\/p>\n

*peggiore <\/i>(adjective) peggio <\/i>(adverb) – worse<\/p>\n

maggiore<\/em> – bigger<\/p>\n

minore<\/em> – smaller<\/p>\n

superiore<\/em> – higher<\/p>\n

inferiore<\/em> – lower<\/p>\n

*Attenzione!\u00a0<\/em>There is a difference between these two when in the form of an adjective (description of nouns) and an adverb (description of a verb). For example:<\/p>\n

La mia macchina \u00e8 peggiore della tua<\/em> – My car is worse than yours<\/p>\n

Parlo italiano peggio dell’inglese<\/em> – I speak Italian worse than English<\/p>\n

Il tuo cane \u00e8\u00a0migliore del mio – <\/i>Your dog is better than mine<\/p>\n

Giochiamo meglio di voi<\/em> – We play better than all of you<\/p>\n


\n<\/strong>Check back next week to read about superlativi\u00a0italiani (Italian superlatives)!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Ciao a tutti!\u00a0 Un po’ di grammatica italiana oggi, i comparativi in italiano!\u00a0 There are two types of comparatives:\u00a0comparativi di uguaglianza (equality) and\u00a0comparativi di disuguaglianza (inequality). Let’s take a closer look at both: Comparativi di uguaglianza This type of comparative is used when comparing two things with similar qualities. In English, some examples would be…<\/p>\n

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