Comparisons and all seasons
A comparative compares two things. Add -āk- to the adjective stem: silts → siltāks, masculine; silta → siltāka, feminine. Use for than: . The adjective still agrees with its subject.
For an impersonal temperature comparison use the adverb or : . and are more and less.
The complete seasons are . In a season, use . A comparison between places does not need an English it pronoun.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| The jacket is warmer than the shirt. | ||
| The jacket is warmer than the shirt. | ||
| The lake is warmer than the sea. | ||
| The lake is warmer than the sea. | ||
| In Hamburg it is colder than here. | ||
| In Hamburg it is colder than here. | ||
| I swim in summer. | ||
| I swim in summer. | ||
| I stay home in winter. | ||
| I stay home in winter. | ||
| It rains in spring. | ||
| It rains in spring. | ||
| It rains in autumn. | ||
| It rains in autumn. | ||
| · | · | I am tired. |
| I am tired. | ||
Jaka ir siltāka nekā krekls.The jacket is warmer than the shirt.
Ezers ir siltāks nekā jūra.The lake is warmer than the sea.
Hamburgā ir aukstāk nekā te.In Hamburg it is colder than here.
Vasarā es peldu.I swim in summer.
Ziemā es palieku mājās.I stay home in winter.
Pavasarī līst.It rains in spring.
Rudenī līst.It rains in autumn.
Es esmu noguris.I am tired.
Es esmu nogurusi.I am tired.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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The jacket is warmer than the shirt.
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The lake is warmer than the sea.
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In Hamburg it is colder than here.
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I swim in summer.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Jaka ir nekā krekls.
The jacket is warmer than the shirt.
Ezers ir nekā jūra.
The lake is warmer than the sea.
Hamburgā ir nekā te.
In Hamburg it is colder than here.
es peldu.
I swim in summer.
es palieku mājās.
I stay home in winter.
līst.
It rains in spring.
līst.
It rains in autumn.
Es esmu .
I am tired.
Es esmu .
I am tired.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Hamburgā ir nekā te.
In Hamburg it is colder than here.
es peldu.
I swim in summer.
es palieku mājās.
I stay home in winter.
līst.
It rains in spring.
līst.
It rains in autumn.
Es esmu .
I am tired.
Es esmu .
I am tired.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
The jacket is warmer than the shirt.
The lake is warmer than the sea.
In Hamburg it is colder than here.
I swim in summer.
I stay home in winter.
I am tired.
I am tired.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
The jacket is warmer than the shirt.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
The jacket is warmer than the shirt.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
The lake is warmer than the sea.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
The lake is warmer than the sea.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
In Hamburg it is colder than here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
In Hamburg it is colder than here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
I swim in summer.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
I swim in summer.
You say:
Use the meaning and Latvian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
