Questions tagged [comparative]

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Comparative applied to things other than adjectives or adverbs

How would you say the following sentences in Latin? He reads more books than his friend. (comparative applied to countable things) He is the one that has more books. He eats more sugar than his friend. (applied to uncountable things) He reads more…
Alfie González
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multo/magno in comparative adjectives

In the sentence "Hi milites sunt magno meliores viribus quam illi." can "multo" substitute for "magno"?
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What is a list of 2 or 3 english words which somtimes make good substitutes for the word "quam"?

If you were to fill in the blank cell of the following table with an English word, what would you write? ego beatior sum quam ille I happier I am he