Thursday, 4 April 2013

Comparatives & Superlatives

Comparatives [~보다]

~보다 Ay ginagamit sa pag kumpara o pag compare sa dalawang bagay o tao. Ang tao/bagay na ginagamitan ng 보다 ay nag re refer sa (more, ~er than) (more handsome, prettier than, taller than) in English.

Ang "~보다" phrase -ay maaring mauna kaysa sa subject ng sentence . Kaya ang mga examples po sa baba ay magkapareho lamang ng kahulugan.

Note: Ang 이/가...particles ay mas ginagamit kaysa sa 은/는 particles lalo na sa conversations o spoken korean.


나는 동생보다 키가 크다 = I am taller than (my) younger sibling.(written form)

내가 동생보다 키가 크다 = "I" am taller than (my) younger sibling.(written form)

동생보다 내가 키가 크다 = I am taller than (my) younger sibling.(written form)

동생보다 내가 키가 커 = I am taller than (my) younger sibling.[spoken form]

동생보다 제가 키가 커요 = I am taller than (my) younger sibling.
[formal spoken form]

[Ang written form po at spoken form in korean ay magkaiba. Kadalasang nagtatapos sa -다 (크다) ang written form samantalang ang spoken form nman ay -요 (커요) nagtatapos.]

동생보다 = than younger sibling
동생 = younger sibling
키 = height
크다 = big
키가 크다 = tall
키가 작다 = short
나 = I (나는)
내 = 나 changes to 내 before 이/가 (내가)
제 = the honorific form of 내 used in formal expressions
더 is usually added before an adjective. 더 = more

More examples

동물보다 사람이 더 똑똑하다 = Man is cleverer than an animal.

나일강이 아마존강보다 더 길다 = The Nile River is longer than the Amazon River.

철이 구리보다 강하다 = Iron is stronger than copper.

피는 물보다 진하다 = Blood is thicker than water.

진수가 진호보다 더 빨라요 = Jinsu is faster than Jinho.

저보다 형이 더 잘해요 = My older brother does it better than me.

빵보다 밥이 더 좋아요 = I like rice more than bread.

◆Superlatives [제일]

제일 is added before an adjective to make it a superlative. (-est)(most) in English.

진수가 제일 빠르다 = Jinsu is the fastest

치타가 육지 동물중에서 제일 빠르다 = The cheetah is the fastest among the land animals.

에베레스트산은 세계에서 제일 높다 = Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

피자가 세계에서 제일 맛있는 음식이다 = Pizza is the most delicious food in the world.

제일 아름다운 것은 사랑이에요 = The most beautiful thing is love.[formal spoken form]

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