Learning English

Do you have a minute to spare to learn some English? Sam's going to show you the skill of making the.. the.. comparatives! Give us 60 seconds and we'll give you the English!

ነቲ ቪድዮ ብምዕዛብ ነቲ ስራሕ ዕመምዎ

The... the... comparatives

We can use the... the... comparative structures to say that one thing depends on another, or that things change together. 

• The more I study, the more I learn.
• The faster you go, the quicker you will arrive.
• The more he talks, the less I want to listen.

Form
We use the + comparative + subject + verb for each half of the expression. Don't forget the comma in between the two clauses.

• The older I become, the happier I am.
• The more expensive the gift, the greater the gratitude, I say.

Comparatives
Be careful when using the comparative - do not forget that there are three types of comparatives:

• Type 1: 'ER' - The faster you go, the quicker you will arrive.
• Type 2: 'more + adjective' - The morebeautiful you are, the morehandsome he will need to be.
• Type 3: 'irregular' - The better the movie, the worse the reviews.

For more information about comparatives, click on a picture link above.

Using a conditional
You can make a the... the... comparative from conditionals which link things comparatively:

If I study more, I learn more.

1. Remove the if
2. Add the to the beginning of both parts of the sentence.
3. Rearrange the order of the words so that the comparatives 'more' are after 'the'

The more I study, the more I learn.

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