Comparison

Slovenian, as English, forms comparatives in two ways:

1. the comparative is formed with the word bolj (more), and superlative with najbolj (most)

bel bolj bel najbolj bel

2. the comparative is formed with suffixes, which are -ejši - si and -ji; the superlative is formed by adding the prefix naj- onto the comparative. Polysyllabic adjectives form the comparative by means of -ejši (ljubezniv - ljubeznivejši). but memorize the following forms:

boga't  

-bogatéjši
do'lg
-da'ljši
drag
-dražji
dêbel   
-debeléjši
do'ber
-bo'ljši
globo'k
-glo'blji

krêpek

-krepkéjši
lép
-lépši
lahek
-la'žji
no'v
-novéjši
ma'jhen
-ma'njši
nizek
-nižji
pocéni
-cenéjši
mla'd
-mla'jši
o'zek
-o'žji
réven
-révnejši
sla'b
-sla'bši
vélik
-véčji
sta'r
-staréjši
širo'k
-ssirši

viso'k

-višji

Remember also the following forms for comparatives of adverbs:

blizu
-bližje ali bliže
dôbro
-bo'lje
da'leč
-dalje
zelo'
-bo'lj
do'lgo
-da'lj
veliko
-véč
ma'lo
-ma'nj
ra'd (ra'da, ra'do)
-ra'je ali ra'jši

Cf. These are typical relations:

Ana je lepa kot njena mama - Ana je lêpša kot njena mama (or od njene mame). Instead of kot, kakor and ko are also used.


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