Making comparisons in French

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Making comparisons

To make a comparison between adjectives and adverbs, we use plus, moins, aussi ... que (more than / less than / as [big] as).

Superiorité (+) → Julio est plus drôle qu’Antonio ; Je fais du vélo plus souvent que toi. Julio is funnier (more funny) than Antonio; I cycle more often than you.
Infériorité (-) → Julio est moins drôle qu’Antonio ; Je fais du vélo moins souvent que toi. Julio is less funny than Antonio; I cycle less often than you.
Égalité (=)→ Julio est aussi drôle qu’Antonio ; Je fais du vélo aussi souvent que toi. Julio is as funny as Antonio; I cycle as often as you.

To make a comparison between nouns or verbs, we use plus, moins, autant (de) ... que (more than / less than / as much/many as).
• With nouns:

Supériorité (+) → J’ai plus d’amis que toi. I have more friends than you.
Infériorité (-) → J’ai moins d’amis que toi. I have fewer friends than you.
Égalité (=) → J’ai autant d’amis que toi. I have as many friends as you.

• With verbs:

Supériorité (+) → Je travaille plus que toi. I work more than you.
Infériorité (-) → Je travaille moins que toi. I work less than you.
Égalité (=) → Je travaille autant que toi. I work as much as you.

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