ADJECTIVUL

- se asaza inaintea subst. pe care-l determina

EXCEPTII: Court Martial (Curtea Martiala), Knight Errant (Cavaler ratacitor), Secretary
General

COMPARATIA ADJECTIVULUI

I. sintetica-se formeaza cu sufixele -er la comparativ si est la superlativ. Se

compara sintetic:

- adj. monosilabice:
EX: big-bigger than-the biggest
short-shorter than-the shortest
deep-deeper than-the deepest

REGULA: Se dubleaza consoana finala cand este precedata de o singura vocala.

-adj. bisilabice terminate in y, -ow, -er, -le, -on sau in silaba accentuata:

EX: happy-happier than-the happiest (y precedat de consoana se transforma in i)

clever-cleverer than-the cleverest

narrow-narrower than-the narrowest
simple-simpler than-the simplest
common-commoner than-the commonest
correct-correcter than-the correctest
NB! Aceste adjective pot fi comparate si analitic, cu more si the most.

II. analitica-se formeaza cu adverbele de comparatie more si the most.

Se compara analitic adjectivele formate din trei si mai multe silabe, precum si cele bisilabice
care au alte terminatii decat cele mentionate la punctul I si au accentual pe prima silaba.
EX: interesting-more interesting than-the most interesting
useful-more useful than-the most useful

COMPARATIVUL:
1) de superioritate: My house is bigger and more beautiful than yours.
2) de egalitate: My house is as big as yours/not so big as yours.
3) de inferioritate: My house is less beautiful than yours.

SUPERLATIVUL:
1)relativ: My house is the biggest and the most beautiful of all houses.
2) absolut: My house is very/too/quite/extremely beautiful.
REGULA: Cand comparam la comparativ/superlativ numai DOUA obiecte, folosim
comparativul cu articolul hotarat:
EX: Tom is the taller of the two brothers.
REGULA: Cand lipseste al doilea termen al comparatiei, superlativul relativ NU ARE
ARTICOL:
EX: Im happiest when Im at school.

COMPARATIVUL DE EGALITATE: AS +ADJECTIVE+AS

EX: as tall as, as comfortable as
This sofa is as comfortable as that one.
NB! La negative: NOT SO+ ADJECTIVE+ AS
EX: She is not so young as her husband.

COMPARATIVUL INTENSIV (din ce in ce mai/tot mai): comparativ and

comparativ/ever+comparative

EX: The weather is colder and colder/ever colder.

English is more and more interesting/ever more interesting.

COMPARATIVUL CU CAT..,CU ATAT: THE+comparativ.., THE+comparative

EX: The more you learn, the less you know.

The more, the merrier. (cu cat mai multi, cu atat mai bine)
NB! Verbul nu este niciodata la viitor in prima propozitie.

COMPARATIA ADJECTIVELOR NEREGULATE:

Good-better than-the best

Bad-worse than-the worst
ill (bolnav)-worse than-the worst (ill-luck=ghinion; ill-treated=tratat rau)
much-more than-the most (cu subst nenumarabile)
many-more than-the most (cu subst numarabile)
few-fewer than-the fewest (cu subst. numarabile)
little-less than-the least (cu subst. nenumarabile)

NB! Little-putin, mic

Less-mai putin
Lesser-mai mic (ca importanta)
The least-cel mai mic ca importanta, cel mai putin cantitativ

NB!!! Little-putin (insuficient)

A little-putin (suficient)
EX: I slept little and I feel tired.
I slept a little and I feel better.
 Few-putini (insuficient)
A few-cativa, cateva (suficient)
EX: Few people learn English.
In a few days we shall go on holidays.

ADJECTIVE CU DUBLA FORMA LA COMPARATIV SI SUPERLATIV

1) Old-older than-the oldest

-Elder than-the eldest

2) Far-farther than-the farthest (spatial)

-further than-the furthest (temporal)

3) Late-later than-tha latest

-latter than-the last

4) Near-nearer than-the nearest

-the next

1) NB!!! Elder si the eldest se folosesc numai ATRIBUTIV cu substantivele SISTER,

BROTHER, DAUGHTER si SON:
EX: My elder sister is a student.
His eldest son is a lawyer.
ELDER YOUNGER
The elders- oamenii mai in varsta.

2) EX: What happened further? (temporal)

I went farther than you. (spatial)
FURTHER-SI ALTI, ALTE, ADITIONAL

3) the latter-al doilea, ultimul din doi

the former-primul din doi/doua
the last-ultimul din mami multi
the latter-acesta din urma, ultimul mentionat

EX: He helped his neighbour and the latter rewarded him.

The latest-ultimul, cel mai recent, dupa care pot sa urmeze si alte lucruri asemantoare
The last-ultimul, dupa care nu mai urmeaza nimic.
 Ex: She dresses according to the latest fashion.
Shakespeares last play was The Tempest

4) the next-in vorbirea indirecta

next-in vorbirea directa