the comparative degree

Question 1

In English, -er is added to adjectives and adverbs to make them comparative. In spanish, the phrase mas…que is used instead.

Answer 1

in simple terms:
mas que means more than, so instead of saying “Aaron is faster than James” you would say “Aaron is more fast than James.” (in Spanish: Aaron corre mas rapido que James.)

Question 2

more than

Answer 2

mas…que

Question 3

less than

Answer 3

menos…que

Question 4

better than

Answer 4

mejor que/ mejores* que (*only matches in number if it’s used as adjective)

Question 5

worse than

Answer 5

peor que/ peores* que (*only matches in number if it’s used as adjective)