Portuguese made easy - comparatives
Comparatives - How to compare things
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You make a comparative of an adjective (or adverb) simply by placing "mais" (more) or "menos" (less) in front of the word and "do que" or "que" after it. 
Example:
|
Adjective |
Comparative |
|
Linda (beautiful) |
mais linda do que ... (More beautiful than ...) |
|
Frio (cold) |
mais frio do que ... (colder than ...) |
|
Longe (far) |
mais longe do que ... (further than) |
|
Fluente (fluent) |
Mais fluente do que ... (more fluent than ...) |
Careful with these important exceptions:
|
Adjective/adverb |
Comparative |
|
bom / bem (good / well) |
melhor do que ... (better than ...) |
|
mau (bad) |
pior do que ... (worse than ...) |
|
grande (big) |
maior do que ... (bigger than ...) |