Comparatives and Superlatives — Romanian Grammar

To compare things, Romanian does not change the adjective's ending the way English adds "-er / -est". It places small words in front, which keeps it very regular.

Comparative: 'mai' = more

Put ("more") before the adjective. The word never changes:

mai mare
bigger
mai mic
smaller
Casa mea e mai mare.
My house is bigger.

For "than", use :

El e mai înalt decât mine.
He is taller than me.

Superlative: 'cel mai' = the most

For "the most / -est", add the article before . Unlike , this agrees in gender and number with the noun - (m sg), (f sg), (m pl), (f pl):

cel mai mare
the biggest (masculine)
cea mai bună
the best (feminine)
Acesta e cel mai bun restaurant.
This is the best restaurant.

Equality: 'la fel de'

For "as … as", use :

la fel de mare
as big

Nothing Like Good / Better / Best

(good) is regular in Romanian, simply taking : (better), (the best) - easier than English "good / better / best".

In the course

Sentences from Lingora’s Romanian course

28 of the course's 500 sentences use this, the first in lesson 106. A few of them, with the words “Comparatives and Superlatives” is about in bold:

Am două surori mai mici și două surori mai mari.
I have two younger sisters and two older sisters.
Lesson 138
Nu am întârziat. Am ajuns mai devreme. Traficul a fost normal.
I am not late. I am early. Traffic was normal.
Lesson 279
Aș vrea să fii mai cumpătat.
I wish you were more frugal.
Lesson 328

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