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Comparative Adjectives (more / less) Reference List
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Los comparative adjectives también pueden formarse con more o less.
Este patrón se usa principalmente con adjetivos largos, especialmente aquellos de tres o más sílabas.
Estructura general:
more + adjective + than
Ejemplo:
This movie is more interesting than the book.
Esta guía es una lista de referencia de adjetivos que forman el comparativo con more o less.
Regla de formación
Los adjetivos largos normalmente no añaden -er.
En su lugar usan more o less delante del adjetivo.
more + adjective
Ejemplos:
| Adjective | Comparative |
|---|---|
| beautiful | less beautiful |
| interesting | more interesting |
| expensive | more expensive |
Este patrón es el más común en adjetivos de tres o más sílabas.
Comparative adjectives with more / less
A–D
| Adjective | Comparative |
|---|---|
| ancient | more ancient |
| bored | more bored |
| boring | more boring |
| careful | more careful |
| careless | more careless |
| complex | more complex |
| cowardly | more cowardly |
| delicious | more delicious |
| difficult | more difficult |
| dishonest | more dishonest |
| disgusting | more disgusting |
E–H
| Adjective | Comparative |
|---|---|
| excited | more excited |
| expensive | more expensive |
| handsome | more handsome |
| honest | more honest |
I–L
| Adjective | Comparative |
|---|---|
| interested | more interested |
| interesting | more interesting |
M–P
| Adjective | Comparative |
|---|---|
| modern | more modern |
| nervous | more nervous |
| polite | more polite |
Q–T
| Adjective | Comparative |
|---|---|
| serious | more serious |
| tired | more tired |
U–Z
| Adjective | Comparative |
|---|
Ejemplos con than
El comparativo normalmente introduce el segundo elemento de la comparación con than.
Ejemplos:
- This car is more expensive than mine.
- The ocean is more beautiful than the beach.
- This movie is more interesting than the book.
- This exercise is more difficult than the previous one.
- This technology is more modern than the old one.
- She is more honest than most people.
- This conversation is more serious than I expected.
Esta lista cubre adjetivos que usan more.
Nota sobre adjetivos cortos
Muchos adjetivos cortos forman el comparativo con -er.
Ejemplos:
| Adjective | Comparative |
|---|---|
| happy | happier |
| simple | simpler |
| narrow | narrower |
Regla general:
- 1 sílaba → -er
- 3 o más sílabas → more
Algunos adjetivos de 2 sílabas también usan -er, especialmente los que terminan en:
- -y
- -le
- -er
- -ow
Related reference
Para adjetivos cortos que forman el comparativo con -er, ver: