Comparative and Superlative

We distinguish regular and irregular comparisons of adjectives.

Regular Comparison:
1. degree: tvrdý
2. degree: tvrdší - by adding -ší or -ejší to the root of the word
3. degree: najtvrdší - by adding prefix naj- to the 2. degree

Irregular comparison is used for these five adjectives:

dobrý (good) - lepší (better) - najlepší (the best)
zlý(bad) - horší (worse) - najhorší (the worst)
malý (small) - menší (smaller) - najmenší (the smallest)
veľký (big) - väčší (bigger)- najväčší (the biggest)
pekný (nice) - krajší (nicer)- najkrajší (the nicest)

Comparison

• When the compared objects are the same:

1. degree: rovnako ... ako (as...as):
Peter je rovnako vysoký ako Pavol. (Peter is as tall as Paul)

• When comparing different objects:

2. degree: Peter je vyšší než/ako Pavol. (Peter is taller than Paul)

3. degree: Peter je najvyšší z celej triedy. (Peter is the tallest in the class.)