Comparing things
ነገሮችን ማወዳደር
Compare towns, prices and people with -er, more … than and as … as.
How it works
Use comparatives to compare two things: Adama is hotter than Addis Ababa.
ሁለት ነገሮችን ለማወዳደር comparatives እንጠቀማለን፦ Adama is hotter than Addis Ababa።
Short words: add -er · አጭር ቃላት፦ -er ይጨመራል
cheap → cheaper, old → older, big → bigger, easy → easier
ርካሽ → ይበልጥ ርካሽ፣ ትልቅ → ይበልጥ ትልቅ
Long words: use more · ረጅም ቃላት፦ more ይቀድማል
expensive → more expensive, beautiful → more beautiful
ውድ → ይበልጥ ውድ፣ ቆንጆ → ይበልጥ ቆንጆ
Irregular: good → better, bad → worse
መደበኛ ያልሆኑ፦ ጥሩ → የተሻለ፣ መጥፎ → የከፋ
Equal: as … as → My phone is as good as yours.
እኩል፦ ስልኬ እንደ እርስዎ ስልክ ጥሩ ነው።
Amharic says ከወንድሜ ይረዝማል. In English, than comes after the adjective: taller than my brother.
አማርኛ "ከወንድሜ ይረዝማል" ይላል፤ እንግሊዝኛ ደግሞ "taller than my brother" ይላል።
Examples
Listen, then tap the microphone to record yourself and compare. Your voice stays on your phone.
Adama is hotter than Addis Ababa.
አዳማ ከአዲስ አበባ የበለጠ ሞቃት ነው።
This phone is cheaper than that one.
ይህ ስልክ ከዚያኛው ይረክሳል።
My sister is older than me.
እህቴ ከእኔ ትበልጣለች።
The bus is slower than a taxi.
አውቶቡሱ ከታክሲ ይዘገያል።
English is easier than I thought.
እንግሊዝኛ ካሰብኩት ይቀላል።
This hotel is more expensive than the other one.
ይህ ሆቴል ከሌላው የበለጠ ውድ ነው።
Your English is better than last year.
እንግሊዝኛዎ ካለፈው ዓመት ተሻሽሏል።