Question about comparatives
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Test in two hours. Procrastination - bad. Missing class - bad. Cramming much.
If anyone is out there, can you answer a small question? When using the comparative form of an adjective, does the sentence *need* to contain the thing being compared against (I don't know the technical term; sorry)?
For example:
Моя мама красивее, чем твоя мама!
I'm fairly sure that that's correct. But what if a dialogue is taking place?
-Моя мама очень красивая.
-А я мама красивее!
The first speaker's mom is implied but not stated in the second sentence. Is this possible?
And what if you want to say "I cook better than I used to"? Would you use a comparative adjective, or is a completely different form used?
Test in two hours. Procrastination - bad. Missing class - bad. Cramming much.
If anyone is out there, can you answer a small question? When using the comparative form of an adjective, does the sentence *need* to contain the thing being compared against (I don't know the technical term; sorry)?
For example:
Моя мама красивее, чем твоя мама!
I'm fairly sure that that's correct. But what if a dialogue is taking place?
-Моя мама очень красивая.
-А я мама красивее!
The first speaker's mom is implied but not stated in the second sentence. Is this possible?
And what if you want to say "I cook better than I used to"? Would you use a comparative adjective, or is a completely different form used?
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