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Understanding Comparative and Superlative Adverbs in Čeština
In the Czech language, just like in English, we use adverbs to describe how things are done. Sometimes, we want to compare how things are done, and that's when we use comparative and superlative adverbs.
Comparative Adverbs
Comparative adverbs help us compare two actions. We often add '-ji' or '-eji' to the end of the adverb to make it comparative.
Examples
Petr běží rychleji než Tomáš.
Anna mluví hlasitěji než Pavel.
Kočka se pohybuje tišeji než pes.
Superlative Adverbs
Superlative adverbs are used to show that one action is the best or most extreme in a group. In Čeština, we add 'nej-' before the comparative form of the adverb.
Examples
Petr běží nejrychleji ze všech.
Anna mluví nejhlasitěji v celé třídě.
Kočka se pohybuje nejtišeji ze všech zvířat.
Irregular Adverbs
Some adverbs don't follow the regular rules. They change completely in their comparative and superlative forms.
Important Points
dobře (well) becomes lépe (better) and nejlépe (best)
špatně (badly) becomes hůře (worse) and nejhůře (worst)
mnoho (much) becomes více (more) and nejvíce (most)
Examples
On zpívá lépe než já.
Ona tančí nejlépe ze všech.
Mluví více než ostatní.
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