Comparatives: sinne, oefeninge, toetse en voorbeelde

Comparatives gebruik

Ons gebruik vergrotende trappe om twee mense, dinge, plekke, situasies of handelinge te vergelyk. Hulle wys dat een ding 'n groter, kleiner of dieselfde mate van 'n eienskap het: langer, meer interessant, minder duur, so vinnig soos.

Vergrotende vorme word nie net met byvoeglike naamwoorde gebruik nie, maar ook met bywoorde. Byvoeglike naamwoorde beskryf selfstandige naamwoorde, terwyl bywoorde handelinge en die manier waarop iets gebeur, beskryf.

My new laptop is lighter than my old one.
My nuwe skootrekenaar is ligter as my ou een.
This exercise is more difficult than the previous one.
Hierdie oefening is moeiliker as die vorige een.
She speaks more clearly than her brother.
Sy praat duideliker as haar broer.
Today is less windy than yesterday.
Vandag is dit minder winderig as gister.

Comparatives Vorm

Vergrotende trappe word op verskillende maniere gevorm, afhangend van die byvoeglike naamwoord of bywoord. Kort woorde neem gewoonlik -er, langer woorde neem gewoonlik more, en ’n laer graad word dikwels met less uitgedruk. Sommige vorme is onreëlmatig.

short adjective/adverb → word + -er + than
long adjective/adverb → more + word + than
lower degree → less + word + than
equal comparison → as + word + as

Tipe Basisvorm Vergrotende trap Voorbeeld
Kort byvoeglike naamwoord tall taller taller than
Eindigend op -e nice nicer nicer than
Kort byvoeglike naamwoord met dubbele konsonant big bigger bigger than
Eindig op konsonant + y busy busier busier than
Lang byvoeglike naamwoord interesting more interesting more interesting than
Bywoord wat op -ly eindig carefully more carefully more carefully than
Kort bywoord fast faster faster than
Laer graad expensive / often less expensive / less often less expensive than / less often than
Onreëlmatig good / well / bad / badly / far / much / many / little better / better / worse / worse / farther(further) / more / more / less better than / worse than
Your bag is heavier than mine.
Jou sak is swaarder as myne.
He arrived earlier than the others.
Hy het vroeër as die ander aangekom.
This road is far less busy at night.
Hierdie pad is saans baie minder besig.

Comparatives Reël

  • Gebruik vergrotende byvoeglike naamwoorde en bywoorde om twee mense, dinge of handelinge te vergelyk, of om verandering oor tyd aan te dui.
    This room is brighter than the kitchen.
    Hierdie kamer is helderder as die kombuis.
    I feel better today.
    Ek voel vandag beter.
  • Ons gebruik gewoonlik than ná ’n vergelykende vorm.
    Her answer was more accurate than mine.
    Haar antwoord was meer akkuraat as myne.
    Tom runs faster than Alex.
    Tom hardloop vinniger as Alex.
  • Gebruik vergrotende byvoeglike naamwoorde om selfstandige naamwoorde te beskryf, en vergrotende bywoorde om handelinge te beskryf.
    This book is more useful than that one.
    Hierdie boek is nuttiger as daardie een.
    She explained the rule more clearly than the video did.
    Sy het die reël duideliker verduidelik as wat die video gedoen het.
  • Gebruik minder + byvoeglike naamwoord/bywoord + as om 'n laer graad aan te dui.
    This option is less risky than the first one.
    Hierdie opsie is minder riskant as die eerste een.
    We travel less often than we used to.
    Ons reis minder dikwels as wat ons vroeër gedoen het.
  • Gebruik as + byvoeglike naamwoord/bywoord + as vir gelyke vergelyking, en nie so ... soos vir ongelykheid. Moenie die byvoeglike naamwoord of bywoord ná as verander nie.
    My phone is as fast as yours.
    My foon is net so vinnig soos joune.
    He doesn't speak English as confidently as his sister.
    Hy praat nie Engels so selfversekerd soos sy suster nie.
  • Gebruik die patroon hoe + vergrotende trap ..., hoe + vergrotende trap ... om te wys dat een verandering ’n ander een veroorsaak.
    The more you read, the easier this grammar becomes.
    Hoe meer jy lees, hoe makliker word hierdie grammatika.
    The earlier we leave, the sooner we arrive.
    Hoe vroeër ons vertrek, hoe gouer kom ons aan.
  • Ons versterk vergelykings dikwels met woorde soos baie, heelwat, baie meer, of wys ’n klein verskil met ’n bietjie, effens, ietwat.
    This version is much better than the old one.
    Hierdie weergawe is baie beter as die ou een.
    The blue sofa is a little cheaper than the grey one.
    Die blou bank is 'n bietjie goedkoper as die grys een.
  • Sommige tweesillabige byvoeglike naamwoorde kan in werklike gebruik twee korrekte vergrotende vorme hê, byvoorbeeld cleverer / more clever of narrower / more narrow. In leerdersinhoud is dit beter om konsekwent te bly.

Comparatives Tipiese foute

❌ He is more taller than his brother.
✅ He is taller than his brother.
❌ English is more easy than Chinese.
✅ English is easier than Chinese.
❌ She drives carefullier than me.
✅ She drives more carefully than me.
❌ Kate learns as faster as Tom.
✅ Kate learns as fast as Tom.
❌ The more you practise, better you get.
✅ The more you practise, the better you get.
❌ My new phone is more better.
✅ My new phone is better.

Comparatives Sinne

My sister is younger than me.
My suster is jonger as ek.
This test is more difficult than the last one.
Hierdie toets is moeiliker as die vorige een.
Winter in the mountains is much colder than winter by the sea.
Winter in die berge is baie kouer as winter by die see.
He works more efficiently than he did last year.
Hy werk meer doeltreffend as wat hy verlede jaar gedoen het.
Our new office is less noisy than the old one.
Ons nuwe kantoor is minder lawaaierig as die ou een.
I get up earlier than my parents on weekdays.
Ek staan op weeksdae vroeër op as my ouers.
This café is as popular as the restaurant across the street.
Hierdie kafee is net so gewild soos die restaurant oorkant die straat.
Your explanation was far clearer than mine.
Jou verduideliking was baie duideliker as myne.
The more examples you read, the more confident you feel.
Hoe meer voorbeelde jy lees, hoe meer selfversekerd voel jy.
Today the traffic is worse than yesterday.
Vandag is die verkeer erger as gister.

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