Comparatives: abairtí, cleachtaí, tástálacha agus samplaí

Comparatives úsáidimid

Úsáidimid comparáidí chun beirt daoine, rudaí, áiteanna, cásanna nó gníomhartha a chur i gcomparáid lena chéile. Léiríonn siad go bhfuil céim níos mó, níos lú, nó an méid céanna de cháilíocht ag rud amháin: níos airde, níos suimiúla, níos saoire, chomh tapa le.

Úsáidtear comparáidí ní hamháin le haidiachtaí ach freisin le dobhriathra. Déanann aidiachtaí cur síos ar ainmfhocail, agus déanann dobhriathra cur síos ar ghníomhartha agus ar an mbealach a tharlaíonn rud éigin.

My new laptop is lighter than my old one.
Tá mo ríomhaire glúine nua níos éadroime ná an seancheann.
This exercise is more difficult than the previous one.
Tá an cleachtadh seo níos deacra ná an ceann roimhe seo.
She speaks more clearly than her brother.
Labhraíonn sí níos soiléire ná a deartháir.
Today is less windy than yesterday.
Tá níos lú gaoithe inniu ná inné.

Comparatives Fhoirm

Cruthaítear comparáidigh ar bhealaí éagsúla ag brath ar an aidiacht nó ar an dobhriathar. De ghnáth, glacann focail ghearra -er, de ghnáth glacann focail níos faide more, agus is minic a chuirtear céim níos ísle in iúl le less. Tá roinnt foirmeacha neamhrialta ann.

short adjective/adverb → word + -er + than
long adjective/adverb → more + word + than
lower degree → less + word + than
equal comparison → as + word + as

Cineál Bunfhoirm Foirm chomparáideach Sampla
Aidiacht ghearr tall taller taller than
Ag críochnú le -e nice nicer nicer than
Aidiacht ghearr le consan dúbailte big bigger bigger than
Ag críochnú le consan + y busy busier busier than
Aidiacht fhada interesting more interesting more interesting than
Dobhriathar dar críoch le -ly carefully more carefully more carefully than
Dobhriathar gearr fast faster faster than
Céim níos ísle expensive / often less expensive / less often less expensive than / less often than
Neamhrialta good / well / bad / badly / far / much / many / little better / better / worse / worse / farther(further) / more / more / less better than / worse than
Your bag is heavier than mine.
Tá do mhála níos troime ná mo mhála.
He arrived earlier than the others.
Shroich sé níos luaithe ná na daoine eile.
This road is far less busy at night.
Bíonn i bhfad níos lú tráchta ar an mbóthar seo san oíche.

Comparatives Riail

  • Úsáid aidiachtaí agus dobhriathra comparáideacha chun comparáid a dhéanamh idir beirt daoine, rudaí nó gníomhartha, nó chun athrú a léiriú le himeacht ama.
    This room is brighter than the kitchen.
    Tá an seomra seo níos gile ná an chistin.
    I feel better today.
    Braithim níos fearr inniu.
  • Is gnách linn than a úsáid i ndiaidh foirme comparáidí.
    Her answer was more accurate than mine.
    Bhí a freagra níos cruinne ná mo cheannsa.
    Tom runs faster than Alex.
    Ritheann Tom níos tapúla ná Alex.
  • Bain úsáid as aidiachtaí comparáideacha chun cur síos a dhéanamh ar ainmfhocail, agus as dobhriathra comparáideacha chun cur síos a dhéanamh ar ghníomhartha.
    This book is more useful than that one.
    Tá an leabhar seo níos úsáidí ná an ceann sin.
    She explained the rule more clearly than the video did.
    Mhínigh sí an riail níos soiléire ná mar a rinne an físeán.
  • Úsáid less + aidiacht/dobhriathar + than chun céim níos ísle a léiriú.
    This option is less risky than the first one.
    Tá an rogha seo níos lú baolach ná an chéad cheann.
    We travel less often than we used to.
    Taistealaímid níos lú minic ná mar a bhíodh againn.
  • Úsáid as + aidiacht/dobhriathar + as chun comparáid chomhionann a dhéanamh, agus not as ... as chun neamhionannas a léiriú. Ná hathraigh an aidiacht ná an dobhriathar i ndiaidh as.
    My phone is as fast as yours.
    Tá mo ghuthán chomh tapa céanna le do cheannsa.
    He doesn't speak English as confidently as his sister.
    Ní labhraíonn sé Béarla chomh muiníneach lena dheirfiúr.
  • Úsáid an patrún dá + comparáidí ..., is ea is + comparáidí ... chun a thaispeáint go gcuireann athrú amháin athrú eile faoi deara.
    The more you read, the easier this grammar becomes.
    Dá mhéad a léann tú, is ea is fusa a éiríonn an ghramadach seo.
    The earlier we leave, the sooner we arrive.
    Dá luaithe a fhágfaimid, is ea is luaithe a shroichfimid.
  • Is minic a neartaímid comparáidí le focail mar i bhfad, i bhfad níos mó, go mór, nó léirímid difríocht bheag le beagán, cúplaín, beagánín.
    This version is much better than the old one.
    Tá an leagan seo i bhfad níos fearr ná an seancheann.
    The blue sofa is a little cheaper than the grey one.
    Tá an tolg gorm beagán níos saoire ná an ceann liath.
  • Is féidir le dhá fhoirm chomparáideacha cheart a bheith ag roinnt aidiachtaí dhá shiolla in úsáid dáiríre, mar shampla cleverer / more clever nó narrower / more narrow. In ábhar foghlaimeora, is fearr fanacht comhsheasmhach.

Comparatives Botúin choitianta

❌ He is more taller than his brother.
✅ He is taller than his brother.
❌ English is more easy than Chinese.
✅ English is easier than Chinese.
❌ She drives carefullier than me.
✅ She drives more carefully than me.
❌ Kate learns as faster as Tom.
✅ Kate learns as fast as Tom.
❌ The more you practise, better you get.
✅ The more you practise, the better you get.
❌ My new phone is more better.
✅ My new phone is better.

Comparatives Abairtí

My sister is younger than me.
Tá mo dheirfiúr níos óige ná mise.
This test is more difficult than the last one.
Tá an tástáil seo níos deacra ná an ceann deireanach.
Winter in the mountains is much colder than winter by the sea.
Tá an geimhreadh sna sléibhte i bhfad níos fuaire ná an geimhreadh cois farraige.
He works more efficiently than he did last year.
Oibríonn sé níos éifeachtaí ná mar a d’oibrigh sé anuraidh.
Our new office is less noisy than the old one.
Tá ár n-oifig nua níos ciúine ná an seancheann.
I get up earlier than my parents on weekdays.
Éirím níos luaithe ná mo thuismitheoirí i rith na seachtaine.
This café is as popular as the restaurant across the street.
Tá an caifé seo chomh coitianta leis an mbialann trasna na sráide.
Your explanation was far clearer than mine.
Bhí do mhíniú i bhfad níos soiléire ná mo cheannsa.
The more examples you read, the more confident you feel.
Dá mhéad sampla a léann tú, is ea is muiníní a bhraitheann tú.
Today the traffic is worse than yesterday.
Tá an trácht níos measa inniu ná mar a bhí inné.

Cleachtaí gramadaí Béarla atá ar fáil san aip

Tenses

Future Simple Present Simple Present Perfect Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Continuous Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Be going to

Adjectives/Adverbs

Superlatives Comparatives

Conditionals

Second Conditional First Conditional Third Conditional Zero Conditional

Sentences

Relative Clauses Conjunctions Reported Speech There is / There are There was / There were

Verbs

Used to To be used to To get used to

Modals

Should or Shouldn't May or Might and Infinitive Modal Verbs Can / Can't Speculation and Deduction

Nouns and Articles

Countable and Uncountable Singular and Plural Nouns Uncountable and Plural