Comparing weather and things
A comparative compares two things. Adjectives have real comparative forms: , , , , . The ending then agrees with the noun: , .
Use plus the genitive with a noun: . can compare phrases: . The impersonal weather comparison uses neuter , not the learner’s sex.
are the full seasons. Time adverbs are ; phrases . Use with temperature numbers. Snow and temperatures below zero stay in the European setting.
| Pattern | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| It is colder here than in Hamburg. | ||
| It is colder here than in Hamburg. | ||
| The sea is colder than the lake. | ||
| The sea is colder than the lake. | ||
| This bag is bigger. | ||
| This bag is bigger. | ||
| This table is smaller. | ||
| This table is smaller. | ||
Ovdje je hladnije nego u Hamburgu.It is colder here than in Hamburg.
More je hladnije od jezera.The sea is colder than the lake.
Ova torba je veća.This bag is bigger.
Ovaj stol je manji.This table is smaller.
Jakna je toplija.The jacket is warmer.
Vrijeme je bolje.The weather is better.
Ljeti idem na more.I go to the sea in summer.
Danas je dvadeset stupnjeva.Today it is twenty degrees.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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It is colder here than in Hamburg.
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The sea is colder than the lake.
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This bag is bigger.
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This table is smaller.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Ovdje je nego u Hamburgu.
It is colder here than in Hamburg.
More je hladnije od .
The sea is colder than the lake.
Ova torba je .
This bag is bigger.
Ovaj stol je .
This table is smaller.
Jakna je .
The jacket is warmer.
Vrijeme je .
The weather is better.
idem na more.
I go to the sea in summer.
Danas je dvadeset .
Today it is twenty degrees.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Ova torba je .
This bag is bigger.
Ovaj stol je .
This table is smaller.
Jakna je .
The jacket is warmer.
Vrijeme je .
The weather is better.
idem na more.
I go to the sea in summer.
Danas je dvadeset .
Today it is twenty degrees.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
It is colder here than in Hamburg.
The sea is colder than the lake.
This bag is bigger.
This table is smaller.
The jacket is warmer.
The weather is better.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
It is colder here than in Hamburg.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
It is colder here than in Hamburg.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
The sea is colder than the lake.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
The sea is colder than the lake.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
This bag is bigger.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
This bag is bigger.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
This table is smaller.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
This table is smaller.
You say:
Use the meaning and Croatian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
