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Comparatives 
 How do you compare objects in Hebrew. Is this 
one better than that one. We will find out in this 
lesson.
Comparatives 
 In English, we can compare two or more things. 
That dog is better than this one. This cat is worse 
than that one. Most of the time you add –er to an 
adjective to compare (better, stranger, healthier, 
etc), but you can also use the words ‘more’ or ‘less’ 
in certain cases. 
 In Hebrew, there is no equivalent to -er. Hebrew 
uses a construction closer to ‘more’ or ‘less’ in 
English for every adjective.
Comparatives 
 The word יותר (yoter) is used in Hebrew to express 
the idea of ‘more’. 
 Similarly, the word פחות is used to express the 
idea of ‘less’. 
 We use these words with the preposition מ, to form 
a comparison. מ in this case means ‘than’ in 
English. Let’s look at how these all fit together.
Comparatives 
 Since we are speaking of comparisons, we must be 
comparing one noun to another. The first noun 
comes before פחות/יותר . (It can come after in 
more formal writing). Then the adjective of 
comparison follows. Then the second noun must 
be linked to the phrase by adding the preposition מ 
before it. 
 To construct a phrase to show comparison, you use 
either פחות/יותר + adjective + … מ (the preposition 
.(מ
Comparatives 
 Let’s look at a few examples: 
 הכלב הזה יותר טוב מזה אחד (This dog is better than that one) 
 הספר פחות מעניין מהסרט (the book is less interesting than the 
movie). 
 Don’t forget the rules for adjectives. Just because we 
are adding comparatives between the noun and 
adjective, does not mean the rules don’t apply. You 
must still match the adjective and noun in gender and 
number.
Comparatives 
 You can also add adverbs of intensification to 
stress the comparison: 
 דוד קצת יותר חשוב מסרה David is a little more important 
than Sarah. 
 דוד הרבה פחות מסרה David is a lot less important than 
Sarah. 
 If you use these intensifiers, the construction is: 
○ The adverb of intensity + פחות/יותר + adjective + מ
Superlatives 
 A superlative compares more than two things. It is 
formed by adding –est to the end of an adjective or 
adding ‘most’ or ‘least’ in English. 
 The construction to form the superlative is 
 Definite noun + הכי + indefinite adjective 
○ זה הסרט הכי מעניין לראות 
○ (This is the most interesting movie to see)
Superlatives 
 Another less common way to form the superlative 
is by using the preposition ב with פחות/יותר . When 
you do this, you must make sure to add the definite 
article to the adjective as well as the noun. 
 The construction for this form is 
 Definite noun + definite adjective + בפחות/ביותר 
○ זה החתול הגדול ביותר (This is the largest cat) 
 In the superlative, you must put the construction in 
the exact order shown for either case. Order does 
matter. This is different than the comparative.
Superlatives 
 If you leave off the ה to make the adjective definite 
when using בפחות/ביותר it changes the meaning. 
 זה החתול הגדול ביותר (This is the largest cat) 
 זה החתול גדול ביותר (This is a very large cat) 
 זה החתול גדול (This cat is large) 
 זה החתול הגדול ( This large cat) 
 This article is very important so make sure you use it.

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Comparitives and superlatives

  • 1. Comparatives  How do you compare objects in Hebrew. Is this one better than that one. We will find out in this lesson.
  • 2. Comparatives  In English, we can compare two or more things. That dog is better than this one. This cat is worse than that one. Most of the time you add –er to an adjective to compare (better, stranger, healthier, etc), but you can also use the words ‘more’ or ‘less’ in certain cases.  In Hebrew, there is no equivalent to -er. Hebrew uses a construction closer to ‘more’ or ‘less’ in English for every adjective.
  • 3. Comparatives  The word יותר (yoter) is used in Hebrew to express the idea of ‘more’.  Similarly, the word פחות is used to express the idea of ‘less’.  We use these words with the preposition מ, to form a comparison. מ in this case means ‘than’ in English. Let’s look at how these all fit together.
  • 4. Comparatives  Since we are speaking of comparisons, we must be comparing one noun to another. The first noun comes before פחות/יותר . (It can come after in more formal writing). Then the adjective of comparison follows. Then the second noun must be linked to the phrase by adding the preposition מ before it.  To construct a phrase to show comparison, you use either פחות/יותר + adjective + … מ (the preposition .(מ
  • 5. Comparatives  Let’s look at a few examples:  הכלב הזה יותר טוב מזה אחד (This dog is better than that one)  הספר פחות מעניין מהסרט (the book is less interesting than the movie).  Don’t forget the rules for adjectives. Just because we are adding comparatives between the noun and adjective, does not mean the rules don’t apply. You must still match the adjective and noun in gender and number.
  • 6. Comparatives  You can also add adverbs of intensification to stress the comparison:  דוד קצת יותר חשוב מסרה David is a little more important than Sarah.  דוד הרבה פחות מסרה David is a lot less important than Sarah.  If you use these intensifiers, the construction is: ○ The adverb of intensity + פחות/יותר + adjective + מ
  • 7. Superlatives  A superlative compares more than two things. It is formed by adding –est to the end of an adjective or adding ‘most’ or ‘least’ in English.  The construction to form the superlative is  Definite noun + הכי + indefinite adjective ○ זה הסרט הכי מעניין לראות ○ (This is the most interesting movie to see)
  • 8. Superlatives  Another less common way to form the superlative is by using the preposition ב with פחות/יותר . When you do this, you must make sure to add the definite article to the adjective as well as the noun.  The construction for this form is  Definite noun + definite adjective + בפחות/ביותר ○ זה החתול הגדול ביותר (This is the largest cat)  In the superlative, you must put the construction in the exact order shown for either case. Order does matter. This is different than the comparative.
  • 9. Superlatives  If you leave off the ה to make the adjective definite when using בפחות/ביותר it changes the meaning.  זה החתול הגדול ביותר (This is the largest cat)  זה החתול גדול ביותר (This is a very large cat)  זה החתול גדול (This cat is large)  זה החתול הגדול ( This large cat)  This article is very important so make sure you use it.