Latin B1: Bigger, biggest: comparison · Words

The comparative adds -ior (neuter -ius): altus → altior, altius. The superlative adds -issimus: altissimus; adjectives in -er double the r: pulcher → pulcherrimus. “Than” is quam, or the ablative alone: altior quam Titus, or altior Tito. Common irregulars: bonus, melior, optimus; malus, peior, pessimus; magnus, maior, maximus; parvus, minor, minimus.

• altior — taller, higher
• altissimus — tallest, highest
• melior — better
• optimus — best
• peior — worse
• maior — bigger
• minimus — smallest
• quam — than

• Melior est quam putabam. — It is better than I thought.
• Citius, altius, fortius. — Faster, higher, stronger.
• Optima est. — She is the best.
• Nihil est melius. — Nothing is better.