2. Comparatives Comparatives in Portuguese are divided into
three forms: Equality, Inferiority Superiority.
3. 1. Comparatives of Superiority Comparatives of superiority
can be made usually with adjectives. Sometimes you can use with
adverbs and nouns 1.1 With nouns: My son eats more fruits than my
daughter do. X .
4. 1.2 With adjectives: 1.1 With adverbs: My brother is older
than I. I can run faster than he.
5. 2. Comparatives of Inferiority Similar to the Comparative of
superiority, the comparatives of Inferiority can be made usually
with adjectives and sometimes can be used with adverbs and
nouns.
6. 2.1 With nouns: Less than (Menos que) My daughter eats less
fruits than my son do. x SonDaughter
7. 2.2 With adjectives: Less than (Menos que ) My brother is
less fat than I.
8. 2.3 With adverbs: Less than (Menos que ) I can learn less
quickly than he.
9. 3. Comparatives of Equality When things being compared have
equal characteristics, the comparison of equality is used. 3.1 With
nouns: Laura has as much money as Paulo. =
10. 3.2 With adjectives: My brother is as fat as I. 3.3 With
adverbs: It is difficult for me to learn as quickly as I would
like.
11. Superlatives
12. 1. Superlative Relative It occurs when the quality of a
being is intensified in relation to a set of beings. This
relationship can be: 1.1 Superiority Superlative: Giovanna is the
most intelligent in a class. She did not let me see
13. 1.1 Inferiority Superlative: She is the least smart of all
class. She is drawing.
14. 2. Analytics Absolute The Analytics Absolute Superlative
may be formed analytically also by using the adverbs muito
(very),extremamente (extremely), absolutamente (absolutely) etc.
Prefixed to the adjective. He is an extremely intelligent
person.
15. 3. Synthetic Absolute The Synthetic Absolute Superlative is
formed by a Latin adjective plus the suffix -ssimo, -rrimo, -imo
etc. prefixed to the adjective. faclimo (easy) durssimo (hard)
pauprrimo (poor)
16. 4. Special Comparative and Superlative forms In Brazilian
Portuguese never use mais grande, mais maior, mais menor, mais
pequeno, mais bom, mais bem, mais ruim, mais mal. Instead, you can
say: Maior (bigger), Menor (less) Melhor (best) Pior (worse) .
17. What is Adverbs, adjectives and Nouns ? Nouns
18. Adjectives
19. Adverbs
20. The End Components Amanda Moreira de Souza Reis Beatriz
Ferreira Giselle Ribeiro