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Thursday, 21 May 2026 — Inaugural Edition № 1

Lesson 21

Comparatives & superlatives

plu … ol, plej, and mal- for 'less'.

Listen & repeat

Comparative

Add plu before the adjective: plu granda (bigger). Compare with ol: plu granda ol Londono. Equality: same … ol (as … as). Inferiority: malpli … ol (less … than).

Examples

  • Meridiano estas plu granda ol Via Tranĉo.Meridian is bigger than Via Tranĉo.Forvo
  • Esperanto estas pli facila ol la angla.Esperanto is easier than English.Forvo

Superlative

plej + adjective: la plej bela urbo (the most beautiful city). Often with el or inter: la plej bona el ĉiuj.

Vocabulary

WordMeaningListen & repeat
plumore (than)Forvo
plejmostForvo
olthanForvo
samesame (as)Forvo

Exercises

Exercise 1

Meridiano estas ___ granda ol Via Tranĉo.

Exercise 2

the most beautiful city

Exercise 3

'Than' in comparisons?

  1. ol
  2. de
  3. el

Exercise 4

Esperanto estas ___ facila ol la angla. (more)

Exercise 5

Compare two Zandorian regions using plu … ol.

Try it yourself first — no auto marking for written answers.