5.2 Comparison




Adverbs early, late, soon and fast make the comparative and superlative with –er and –est, e.g.:



We had breakfast earlier than usual.
(Hem esmorzat més d'hora que de costum.)
They arrived later than me.
(Van arribar més tard que jo.)
The rain stopped sooner than we expected.
(Va parar de ploure abans del que ens esperàvem.)
Sue can swim much faster than I can.
(La Sue pot nedar molt més ràpid que jo.)



See also adverbs, general and comparatives with the... the.


Other adverbs use more and most, e.g.:



He's behaving more sensibly these days.
(Es comporta de manera més sensata avui dia.)


Note that the superlative of adverbs is infrequent.