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© and ® 2012 Vista Higher Learning, Inc. 7.1-1

The comparative and superlative of adjectives and adverbs

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Adjectives

• To make comparisons between people or things, place plus (more), moins (less), or aussi (as) before the adjective, and que (than or as) after it.


Cette invention est plus innovante que la précédente.This invention is more innovative than the previous one.

Les planètes Uranus et Neptune sont moins lumineuses que les étoiles.The planets Uranus and Neptune are less bright than stars.

Ce moteur de recherche est aussi efficace que celui-là.This search engine is as efficient as that one.

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ATTENTION!

Remember that que becomes qu’ before a vowel sound.

Caroline est plus jeune qu’Ousmane.


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• Form the superlative by using the appropriate definite article along with the comparative form.

C’est l’ordinateur le plus rapidede la faculté de médecine.It is the fastest computerin the medical school.

C’est elle qui a proposé la théoriela plus révolutionnaire.She proposed the mostrevolutionary theory.


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• The preposition de following the superlative means in or of.

Voici la meilleure invention du monde.


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• When using the superlative of an adjective that precedes the noun it modifies, the superlative form also precedes the noun as well.

Vous travaillez sur le plus petitordinateur de la fac.You’re working on the smallestcomputer on campus.

As-tu visité les plus beaux monuments de la ville?Did you visit the most beautiful monuments in town?


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• The adjectives bon and mauvais have irregular comparative and superlative forms.

Adjective Comparative Superlative

bon(ne)(s) good

mauvais(e)(s) bad

meilleur(e)(s) better

pire(s) or plus mauvais(e)(s) worse

le/la/les meilleur(e)(s) the best

le/la/les pire(s) or le/la/les plus mauvais(e)(s) the worst


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Djamel a acheté un télescope de meilleure qualité.Djamel bought a better quality telescope.

Charlotte a écrit le plus mauvais discours de la classe.Charlotte wrote the worst speech in the class.


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Adverbs

• When comparing adverbs, place plus, moins, or aussi before the adverb and que after it.

Romane surfe sur le web plus rapidement qu’Émilie.Romane surfs the Web faster than Émilie.

Ce moteur de recherche va moins vite que l’autre.This search engine works less quickly than the other one.


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• Because adverbs are invariable, the definite article used in the superlative is always le.

C’est Laure et moi qui travaillons le plus sérieusement.Laure and I work the most seriously.

C’est mon frère qui conduit le moins patiemment.My brother drives the least patiently.


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• The adverbs bien and mal have irregular comparative and superlative forms.

Adverb Comparative Superlative

bien well

malbadly

mieuxbetter

plus mal orpis (seldom used)worse

le mieuxthe best

le plus mal orle pis (seldom used)the worst


Cet outil-ci marche mieux que celui-là. This tool works better than that one.

C’est cet outil-là qui marche le plus mal. That tool works the worst.

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ATTENTION!

Be careful not to confuse the adjectives bon (good) and mauvais (bad) with the adverbs bien (well) and mal (badly).

La chanson est bonne/mauvaise. The song is good/bad.

Elle chante bien/mal. She sings well/badly.


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C’est Léonie qui joue le mieux du violon.


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