Comparing and seasons
Use before an adjective and before the comparison: . means less. The adjective stays unchanged.
expresses equality: . means better; it is not a special person/gender form.
Indonesia has and . Learn for places such as Hamburg. Snow and minus temperatures belong to that comparison; the local forecast is 25–30 degrees.
| Pattern | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Hamburg is colder than here. | ||
| Hamburg is colder than here. | ||
| This bag is bigger than that bag. | ||
| This bag is bigger than that bag. | ||
| This bag is as big as that bag. | ||
| This bag is as big as that bag. | ||
Hamburg lebih dingin daripada di sini.Hamburg is colder than here.
Tas ini lebih besar daripada tas itu.This bag is bigger than that bag.
Tas ini sama besar dengan tas itu.This bag is as big as that bag.
Di sini ada musim hujan.Here there is a rainy season.
Di Hamburg ada musim dingin.Hamburg has winter.
Hari ini dua puluh lima derajat.Today it is twenty-five degrees.
Di Hamburg minus sepuluh derajat.In Hamburg it is minus ten degrees.
Danau lebih dekat daripada laut.The lake is nearer than the sea.
A comparative compares two things: .
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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Hamburg is colder than here.
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This bag is bigger than that bag.
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This bag is as big as that bag.
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Here there is a rainy season.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Hamburg dingin daripada di sini.
Hamburg is colder than here.
Tas ini lebih besar tas itu.
This bag is bigger than that bag.
Tas ini besar dengan tas itu.
This bag is as big as that bag.
Di sini ada musim .
Here there is a rainy season.
Di Hamburg ada musim .
Hamburg has winter.
Hari ini dua puluh lima .
Today it is twenty-five degrees.
Di Hamburg minus derajat.
In Hamburg it is minus ten degrees.
Danau lebih daripada laut.
The lake is nearer than the sea.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Tas ini besar dengan tas itu.
This bag is as big as that bag.
Di sini ada musim .
Here there is a rainy season.
Di Hamburg ada musim .
Hamburg has winter.
Hari ini dua puluh lima .
Today it is twenty-five degrees.
Di Hamburg minus derajat.
In Hamburg it is minus ten degrees.
Danau lebih daripada laut.
The lake is nearer than the sea.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Hamburg is colder than here.
This bag is bigger than that bag.
This bag is as big as that bag.
Here there is a rainy season.
Hamburg has winter.
Today it is twenty-five degrees.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Hamburg is colder than here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Indonesian pattern explained in this unit.
Hamburg is colder than here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Indonesian pattern explained in this unit.
This bag is bigger than that bag.
You say:
Use the meaning and Indonesian pattern explained in this unit.
This bag is bigger than that bag.
You say:
Use the meaning and Indonesian pattern explained in this unit.
This bag is as big as that bag.
You say:
Use the meaning and Indonesian pattern explained in this unit.
This bag is as big as that bag.
You say:
Use the meaning and Indonesian pattern explained in this unit.
Here there is a rainy season.
You say:
Use the meaning and Indonesian pattern explained in this unit.
Here there is a rainy season.
You say:
Use the meaning and Indonesian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
